Population viability analysis and potential of its application to Danube sturgeons

Abstract

Sturgeon species in the Danube River basin have experienced severe decline. Besides overexploitation, habitat loss, and pollution, they are further endangered by lack of efficient policy and management, as well as by serious lack of knowledge about their life history. Although population viability analysis (PVA) could represent an extremely valuable tool to cope with these problems, it has not so far been applied to Danube populations. This paper represents an assessment of different PVA methods and models developed for sturgeon species. It analyzes their results, main advantages, drawbacks, and problems, and discusses the possibility of applying PVA to sturgeon populations in the Danube River basin

Keywords

PVA; extinction risk; life history; Acipenser; Huso

Published in

Archives of Biological Science
2009, Volume: 61, number: 1, pages: 123-128
Publisher: Serbian Biological Society

SLU Authors

• Ebenhard, Torbjörn

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Associated SLU-program

SLU Swedish Biodiversity Centre


UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS0901123J

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/29807