The role of a freshwater tidal area with controlled reduced tide as feeding habitat for European eel (Anguilla anguilla, L.)

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 572-581

  Van Liefferinge, C ^a,b   Dillen, A ^c,d   Ide, C ^d   Herrel, A ^e   Belpaire, C ^f   Mouton, A ^f   De Deckere, E ^a   Meire, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Agency of Nature and Forest   (Belgium)

^c Province of Oost Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; CHIRONOMIDAE; GAMMARIDAE; HEXAPODA; HIRUDINEA; HIRUDINIDA; LUMBRICIDAE; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 84863632807     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.01963.x     Document Type: Article

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