Stage-specific distribution models can predict eel (Anguilla anguilla) occurrence during settlement in coastal lagoons

• Published in: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Main Authors: LEONE, CHIARA, CAPOCCIONI, FABRIZIO, GRAVINA, MARIA FLAVIA, CICCOTTI, ELEONORA, Zucchetta, M, Franzoi, P
• Other Authors: Leone, C, Capoccioni, F, Gravina, Mf, Ciccotti, E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 24-28 OVAL RD, LONDON NW1 7DX, ENGLAND 2016
• Subjects: Eel; Anguilla anguilla; Settlement; Coastal lagoon; GAM; Mediterranean region; Scopus Indexed keywords GEOBASE Subject Index: coastal lagoon coastal water colonization demographic trend eel environmental factor geographical distribution inland sea recruitment (population dynamics) spatiotemporal analysis species occurrence Regional Index: Fogliano Lake Italy Latina Lazio Mediterranean Region Species Index: Anguilla anguilla; KeyWords Plus:TIDAL STREAM TRANSPORT; JUVENILE AMERICAN EELS; GLASS-EELS; EUROPEAN EEL; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS; MEDITERRANEAN LAGOON; ESTUARINE MIGRATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; NURSERY GROUNDS; Settore BIO/07 - ECOLOGIA; Gam; European eel
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2108/170946; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.01.005

Eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a catadromous fish species typical of Mediterranean coastal lagoons, that currently suffers from several anthropogenic and natural impacts. These are thought to be the cause of a stock-wide decline that this panmictic species is facing, in inland and coastal waters of Euro...