One century of eel growth: Changes and implications

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-336

  Daverat, Françoise ^a   Beaulaton, Laurent ^b   Poole, Russell ^c   Lambert, Patrick ^a   Wickström, Håkan ^d   Andersson, Jan ^e   Aprahamian, Miran ^f   Hizem, Besma ^g   Elie, Pierre ^a   Yalçin Özdilek, Sukran ^h   Gumus, Aysun ⁱ  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ONEMA   (France)

^c MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^d INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^e INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^f ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^g INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^h ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁱ ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

European eel; Growth; Habitat; Otolith; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 84861934859     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2011.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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