Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany
<qd> Jakob, E., Hanel, R., Klimpel, S., and Zumholz, K. 2009. Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 358–366. </qd>The aim of the study was to examine metazoan parasite communities of Eu...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:icesjms:66/2/358 2023-05-15T13:26:47+02:00 Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany Jakob, Eva Hanel, Reinhold Klimpel, Sven Zumholz, Karsten 2009-03-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/66/2/358 https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsn160 en eng Oxford University Press http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/66/2/358 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsn160 Copyright (C) 2009, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer ICES/PICES Early Career Scientists Symposium TEXT 2009 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsn160 2009-03-30T07:45:01Z <qd> Jakob, E., Hanel, R., Klimpel, S., and Zumholz, K. 2009. Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 358–366. </qd>The aim of the study was to examine metazoan parasite communities of European eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) in fresh-water, brackish water and marine localities in northern Germany. In all, 29 parasite species/taxa were found in 170 eels: eight digeneans, one monogenean, five cestodes, ten nematodes, two acanthocephalans, and three crustaceans. Measures of diversity characteristics of the helminth communities included species richness, Shannon's diversity index and its evenness, and the Berger–Parker dominance index. The highest species diversity and lowest dominance values were calculated for the helminth communities of eels from the two Baltic Sea localities. Parasite communities of European eels clearly exhibit the habitat preferences of their hosts, salinity-dependent specificities, and a clustering into fresh-water, brackish, and marine groups. The highly pathogenic parasite species Anguillicola crassus and Pseudodactylogyrus spp. were found at all sampling sites in fresh water and brackish water, with high prevalence. Basic information is provided on the risks of restocking programmes solely focusing on fresh-water sites. Text Anguilla anguilla European eel HighWire Press (Stanford University) ICES Journal of Marine Science 66 2 358 366 |
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<qd> Jakob, E., Hanel, R., Klimpel, S., and Zumholz, K. 2009. Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 358–366. </qd>The aim of the study was to examine metazoan parasite communities of European eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) in fresh-water, brackish water and marine localities in northern Germany. In all, 29 parasite species/taxa were found in 170 eels: eight digeneans, one monogenean, five cestodes, ten nematodes, two acanthocephalans, and three crustaceans. Measures of diversity characteristics of the helminth communities included species richness, Shannon's diversity index and its evenness, and the Berger–Parker dominance index. The highest species diversity and lowest dominance values were calculated for the helminth communities of eels from the two Baltic Sea localities. Parasite communities of European eels clearly exhibit the habitat preferences of their hosts, salinity-dependent specificities, and a clustering into fresh-water, brackish, and marine groups. The highly pathogenic parasite species Anguillicola crassus and Pseudodactylogyrus spp. were found at all sampling sites in fresh water and brackish water, with high prevalence. Basic information is provided on the risks of restocking programmes solely focusing on fresh-water sites. |
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Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany |
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Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany |
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Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany |
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Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany |
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Salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla in northern Germany |
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salinity dependence of parasite infestation in the european eel anguilla anguilla in northern germany |
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