Globally, riverine fish face many anthropogenic threats including riparian and flood plain
habitat degradation, altered hydrology, migration barriers, fisheries exploitation …

A 14-year investigation of a North American Acipenseriform fish, the paddlefish Polyodon
spathula in the Yellowstone River, Montana, and North Dakota, USA has provided a detailed …

Natural river floodplains are among the Earth's most biologically diverse and productive
ecosystems but face a range of critical threats due to human disturbance. Understanding the …

Paddlefish Polyodon spathula are among the largest and longest lived of the freshwater
fishes (eg, more than 22 m long; 72 kg; 30 years old) and can be distinguished by the …

Many studies have demonstrated components of Paddlefish Polyodon spathula movements
or migrations between spawning, feeding, and overwintering areas. However, the extent …

We used radio telemetry to evaluate the movement and habitat use of paddlefish Polyodon
spathula in the upper Mississippi River and two tributary rivers. Radio transmitters were …

The status of paddlefish Polyodon spathula in the United States was first described in two
surveys published in 1986 and 1997; in this paper, we report the results of a similar survey …

Objective We used two approaches, fish hard‐part microchemistry and genetics, to quantify
effects of low‐use lock‐and‐dam structures on riverine fish movement. Each approach …

Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) populations are declining throughout their range in the
United States, even where considered stable. Similar declines in other riverine species are …

Attempts to mitigate lack of formal interjurisdictional paddlefish management have been
made in the United States through the Mississippi River Interstate Cooperative Resource …