Long-term numerical changes and regulation in a river stock of European eel Anguilla anguilla

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1832-1844

  Lobón Cerviá, Javier ^a   Iglesias, Tania ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Density dependence; European eel; Long term dynamics; Mortality; River stock

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 49649115916     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02008.x     Document Type: Article

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