Benthic habitat selection in juvenile European eel Anguilla anguilla : implications for coastal habitat management and restoration

The critically endangered European eel Anguilla anguilla is dependent on suitable habitat qualities over a vast geographic area. Even though a significant proportion of the population never enters fresh water, the preferred benthic habitat is largely unknown in the marine environment. Examining subs...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Christoffersen, M., Svendsen, Jon Christian, Kuhn, J. A., Nielsen, A., Martjanova, A., Støttrup, Josianne Gatt
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Anguillia anguillia
Coastal management
Elvers
European eel
Habitat selection
Marine sediment
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Anguilla anguilla
Online Access:https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/16c3b18b-50a2-4a4c-8532-44a4d25ea4ba
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13807
https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/153874525/Postprint.pdf
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Summary:The critically endangered European eel Anguilla anguilla is dependent on suitable habitat qualities over a vast geographic area. Even though a significant proportion of the population never enters fresh water, the preferred benthic habitat is largely unknown in the marine environment. Examining substratum selection in A. anguilla reveals that elvers prefer coarse gravel, suggesting that conservation efforts may benefit from targeting this type of substratum in marine coastal areas.

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