Article
Genetic and ecological assessment of population rehabilitation: walleye in Lake Superior.
Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America - 1 Apr 2013
Garner Shawn R, Bobrowicz Steven M, Wilson Chris C
Abstract excerpt
Sustainable management of exploited species is an ongoing challenge, particularly where populations have collapsed or been depleted by overharvest and habitat alteration. The walleye (Sander vitreus) population in Lake Superior's Black Bay historically supported more than 90% of the commercial walleye harvest from the entire lake, but collapsed in 1968 and has still not recovered despite long-term closure of the...
Topics
- Animals
- Ecosystem
- Genetic Variation
- Great Lakes Region
- Lakes
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Perciformes
- Population Growth
