Space and Time Use of European Eel Restocked in Upland Continental Freshwaters, a Long-Term Telemetry Study
peer reviewed There is a lack of information on many biological and ecological aspects of the critically endangered European eel during its growth phase in inland waters, such as when the sedentary life stage begins, mobility according to age and response to habitat alteration. We used mobile radio...
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ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/300431 2024-10-13T14:01:24+00:00 Space and Time Use of European Eel Restocked in Upland Continental Freshwaters, a Long-Term Telemetry Study Nzau Matondo, Billy Backory, Léa Dupuy, Guillaume Amoussou, Gild Oumarou, Ali Gelder, Justine Renardy, Séverine Benitez, Jean-Philippe Dierckx, Arnaud Dumonceau, Frédéric Rollin, Xavier Ovidio, Michaël FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège 2023-02-27 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/300431 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/300431/1/NzauMatondoetal2023-fishes-08-00137.pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8030137 en eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/8/3/137 urn:issn:2410-3888 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/300431 info:hdl:2268/300431 doi:10.3390/fishes8030137 open access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Fishes (2023-02-27) sedentarisation resilience extreme floods freshwater habitat conservation endangered species eels space and time use Life sciences Aquatic sciences & oceanology Sciences du vivant Sciences aquatiques & océanologie journal article http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 info:eu-repo/semantics/article peer reviewed 2023 ftorbi https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8030137 2024-09-27T07:01:57Z peer reviewed There is a lack of information on many biological and ecological aspects of the critically endangered European eel during its growth phase in inland waters, such as when the sedentary life stage begins, mobility according to age and response to habitat alteration. We used mobile radio frequency identification (RFID) telemetry technology to track tagged eels over 6 years after their restocking as glass eels in six typologically different rivers. We also cross-referenced telemetry data with those of several electrofishing monitoring sessions to better understand the mobility and behaviour of eels. The relative abundance (maximum 52 individuals km????1) and detection rate (maximum 28%) of eels were not significantly correlated with the time/age after restocking. Eels were present in all restocked rivers, but their abundance was low and mobility was high in a slightly acidified, oligotrophic river that had experienced a great loss of fish habitat heterogeneity. This loss of habitat heterogeneity was due to flooding events and machinery works in riverbeds to restore the altered riverbanks. Four years after glass eel release, restocked eels became sedentary and moved from shallow to deep microhabitats with riverbeds dominated by blocks as the bottom substrate. After this age, they exhibited high fidelity to the residence site. This study provides new insights concerning the biology and ecology of eels restocked as glass eels in freshwaters, which should lead to improved management plans for the species through the implementation of more effective conservation measures and strategies. Definition of the scientific and technical bases for an optimisation and evaluation of the efficiency of European glass eel (Anguilla anguilla) restocking practices 14. Life below water Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla European eel University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography) Fishes 8 3 137 |
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sedentarisation resilience extreme floods freshwater habitat conservation endangered species eels space and time use Life sciences Aquatic sciences & oceanology Sciences du vivant Sciences aquatiques & océanologie Nzau Matondo, Billy Backory, Léa Dupuy, Guillaume Amoussou, Gild Oumarou, Ali Gelder, Justine Renardy, Séverine Benitez, Jean-Philippe Dierckx, Arnaud Dumonceau, Frédéric Rollin, Xavier Ovidio, Michaël Space and Time Use of European Eel Restocked in Upland Continental Freshwaters, a Long-Term Telemetry Study |
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sedentarisation resilience extreme floods freshwater habitat conservation endangered species eels space and time use Life sciences Aquatic sciences & oceanology Sciences du vivant Sciences aquatiques & océanologie |
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peer reviewed There is a lack of information on many biological and ecological aspects of the critically endangered European eel during its growth phase in inland waters, such as when the sedentary life stage begins, mobility according to age and response to habitat alteration. We used mobile radio frequency identification (RFID) telemetry technology to track tagged eels over 6 years after their restocking as glass eels in six typologically different rivers. We also cross-referenced telemetry data with those of several electrofishing monitoring sessions to better understand the mobility and behaviour of eels. The relative abundance (maximum 52 individuals km????1) and detection rate (maximum 28%) of eels were not significantly correlated with the time/age after restocking. Eels were present in all restocked rivers, but their abundance was low and mobility was high in a slightly acidified, oligotrophic river that had experienced a great loss of fish habitat heterogeneity. This loss of habitat heterogeneity was due to flooding events and machinery works in riverbeds to restore the altered riverbanks. Four years after glass eel release, restocked eels became sedentary and moved from shallow to deep microhabitats with riverbeds dominated by blocks as the bottom substrate. After this age, they exhibited high fidelity to the residence site. This study provides new insights concerning the biology and ecology of eels restocked as glass eels in freshwaters, which should lead to improved management plans for the species through the implementation of more effective conservation measures and strategies. Definition of the scientific and technical bases for an optimisation and evaluation of the efficiency of European glass eel (Anguilla anguilla) restocking practices 14. Life below water |
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Nzau Matondo, Billy Backory, Léa Dupuy, Guillaume Amoussou, Gild Oumarou, Ali Gelder, Justine Renardy, Séverine Benitez, Jean-Philippe Dierckx, Arnaud Dumonceau, Frédéric Rollin, Xavier Ovidio, Michaël |
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Nzau Matondo, Billy Backory, Léa Dupuy, Guillaume Amoussou, Gild Oumarou, Ali Gelder, Justine Renardy, Séverine Benitez, Jean-Philippe Dierckx, Arnaud Dumonceau, Frédéric Rollin, Xavier Ovidio, Michaël |
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Space and Time Use of European Eel Restocked in Upland Continental Freshwaters, a Long-Term Telemetry Study |
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Space and Time Use of European Eel Restocked in Upland Continental Freshwaters, a Long-Term Telemetry Study |
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Space and Time Use of European Eel Restocked in Upland Continental Freshwaters, a Long-Term Telemetry Study |
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Space and Time Use of European Eel Restocked in Upland Continental Freshwaters, a Long-Term Telemetry Study |
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Space and Time Use of European Eel Restocked in Upland Continental Freshwaters, a Long-Term Telemetry Study |
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space and time use of european eel restocked in upland continental freshwaters, a long-term telemetry study |
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MDPI AG |
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https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/300431 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/300431/1/NzauMatondoetal2023-fishes-08-00137.pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8030137 |
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