Abundance and individual size of American eel (Anguilla rostrata) in the St. Lawrence River over the past four decades

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 647, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 185-198

  de Lafontaine, Yves ^a   Gagnon, Pierre ^a   Côté, Bernard ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Pêcheries Rostrata ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; American eel; Anguilla rostrata; Catchability; River discharge; St. Lawrence River

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SIZE; CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; FISHING GEARS; HYDROCLIMATIC; HYDROCLIMATIC VARIABILITY; HYDROCLIMATIC VARIABLES; HYDROPOWER DAMS; INDIVIDUAL SIZE; INTERANNUAL FLUCTUATIONS; LAKE ONTARIO; LONG-TERM TREND; MEAN SIZE; MORTALITY FACTOR; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION INDICES; RIVER DISCHARGE; ST. LAWRENCE RIVER; STOCK SIZE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EMPLOYMENT; FISHERIES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LANDING; OCEAN HABITATS; SILVER;

RIVERS;

ABUNDANCE; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CATCHABILITY; CLIMATE VARIATION; DAM; EEL; EXPLOITATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MORTALITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RIVER DISCHARGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA;

EID: 77952012388     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9850-5     Document Type: Article

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