Northern Pike: Ecology, Conservation, and Management History

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northern pike Northern Pike Ecology, Conservation, and Management History Rodney B. Pierce Minnesota Department of Natural Resources University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis • London Frontispiece,page ii: The northern pike (Esox lucius Linnaeus).Photograph courtesy of Bill Lindner Photography,Baxter,Minnesota (www.blpstudio.com). The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges financial assistance provided for this book by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Unless otherwise credited,photographs and illustrations are by the author. Copyright 2012 by the State of Minnesota,Department of Natural Resources All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronic, mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South,Suite 290 Minneapolis,mn 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pierce,Rodney B. Northern pike: ecology,conservation,and management history / Rodney B.Pierce. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8166-7954-6 (hc) 1.Pike. 2.Pike fisheries—Minnesota—Management. I.Title. QL638.E7P54 2012 597.5'909776—dc23 2012005658 Text design and composition by Chris Long/Mighty Media,Inc. Printed in China on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...