The Regression of Sturgeons in Southern Europe

  1. Hernando, J. A. 1
  2. Domezain, A. 2
  3. Zabala, C. 1
  4. Cabrera, R. 1
  5. Domezain, J. 2
  6. Soriguer, M. C. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Cádiz
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    Universidad de Cádiz

    Cádiz, España

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  2. 2 Departamento de I + D, Piscifactoría de Sierra Nevada S.l., 18313 Riofrío, Granada, Spain
Libro:
Biology, Conservation and Sustainable Development of Sturgeons

Editorial: Springer

ISBN: 9781402084362,  9781402084379

Año de publicación: 2009

Páginas: 3-23

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8437-9_1 WoS: WOS:000262362400001 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

Analysing historical citations and the specimens preserved in museums, as well as zoological collections in France, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, the historical and current distributions of sturgeons in southern Europe have been studied, using morphological and genetic techniques. Errors were found in the classification of specimens of non-Adriatic origin, and 13 specimens were found to be classified as Acipenser sturio when they were in fact Acipenser naccarii. Of the 86 specimens considered valid, 44 had been captured in the Adriatic and 42 from other parts of the study area (Spain, France, Mediterranean Italy, Portugal, and Sweden). A. sturio is considered to have been present throughout Europe and currently is an endangered population in the Gironde-Garonne-Dordogne basin (France), while A. naccarii is considered endemic to the Adriatic. However, the data gathered show that it had a much broader distribution than the current one, extending at least from the French Atlantic to the Adriatic Sea.

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We wish to express our appreciation to all the caretakers of the museums and zoological collections we visited, for their warm reception and their help during our stay at those facilities. Also, we thank the Instituto de Fomento de Andalucia (Actualmente Agencia IDEA, Junta de Andalucia), Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnologico Industrial (CDTI), PROFIT (MCyT), University of Cadiz, and the Direccion General de Pesca y Acuicultura (Consejeria de Agricultura y Pesca, Junta de Andalucia), as well as Observatorio de Pesca Andalucia-Marruecos (INTERREG IIIA) for their collaboration in financing a part of this project.

Financiadores

  • Instituto de Fomento de Andalucia (Actualmente Agencia IDEA, Junta de Andalucia)
  • Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnologico Industrial (CDTI)
  • PROFIT (MCyT)
  • University of Cadiz
  • Direccion General de Pesca y Acuicultura (Consejeria de Agricultura y Pesca, Junta de Andalucia)
  • Observatorio de Pesca Andalucia-Marruecos (INTERREG IIIA)

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