U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Office Information:
U.S. Geological Survey
Biological Resources Division
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Ctr.
2630 Fanta Reed Road
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603

Lake Sturgeon Research / Activities

2000 Sturgeon Habitat and Movement in the Upper Mississippi

U. S. Geological Survey
Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Lake Sturgeon Coordinator: Jeffrey Ziegeweid

E-mail: jrziege@usgs.gov
Phone: (763) 783-3113

Office Information:
U.S. Geological Survey
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
2280 Woodale Drive
Mounds View, MN 55112

Current Project: Comparing Trace Metal Concentrations in Water and Pectoral Fin Rays to Assess Lake Sturgeon Populations in Voyageurs National Park, MN

Current Project: Determining the potential effects of Asian carp management on sturgeon populations in two national parks

Ziegeweid, J.R., Zigler, S.J., Maki, R.P., Karns, B.N., and Love, S.A. 2018. Method comparisons for determining concentrations of metals in water samples used in studies of fish migratory histories: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5143, 20 p.

Lake Sturgeon Research / Activities

Jeffrey Ziegeweid works on Lake Sturgeon restoration in the Rainy, Upper Mississippi, and St. Croix River Basins. Jeffrey’s current studies involve measuring trace metal concentrations in water and cross sections of pectoral fin rays to determine whether connected water bodies have distinct water signatures and whether these signatures can be used to identify migratory histories of individual sturgeon. He also has previous experience working with shortnose sturgeon.

Jeffrey Ziegeweid's Staff Profile

Using Analyses of Lake Sturgeon Tissues to Inform Decisions About Prevention and Management of Invasive Carp in Two National Park Service Units : 2018 Minnesota AFS Presentation Abstract

Simulation of hydrodynamics, water quality, and lake sturgeon habitat volumes in Lake St. Croix, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 2013. Smith, E.A., R.L. Kiesling, J.R. Ziegeweid, S.M. Elliott, and S. Magdalene. 2018. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5157.

Using Concentrations of Metals in Pectoral Fin Rays to Track Movements and Improve Management of Lake Sturgeon Populations in the Great Lakes Basin: 2012 Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon Coordination Meeting Presentation Abstract

Potential effects of invasive carp and carp prevention strategies on sturgeon populations in two National Park units: 2016 St. Croix River Research Rendezvous Presentation

Comparing trace metal concentrations in water and pectoral fin rays to assess lake sturgeon populations in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota : 2017 Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum Presentation Abstract

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