A long-term study of population characteristics and downstream migrations of the European eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) and the effects of a migration barrier in the Girnock Burn, north-east Scotland

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1535-1553

  Chadwick, S ^a,d   Knights, B ^a,b   Thorley, J L ^c,e   Bark, A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e Pisces Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

European eel; Growth; Habitat; Migration; Population

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 34247398733     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01439.x     Document Type: Article

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