Long‐term trends in abundance and recruitment of Shortnose Sturgeon in the Altamaha River, Georgia
Maxwell Kleinhans,
Adam G. Fox
Abstract:ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to estimate the population size and annual recruitment of Shortnose Sturgeon Accipenser brevirostrum in the Altamaha River estuary in Georgia, United States, during an 11‐year period. The Shortnose Sturgeon is an endangered fish species that occupies rivers on the east coast of North America. Previous studies have suggested that the Altamaha River supports the largest population of Shortnose Sturgeon in the southern United States; however, the status of the population h… Show more
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