Phenotypic plasticity in habitat use and growth of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in transitional waters in the Mediterranean area

• Published in: Ecology of Freshwater Fish
• Main Authors: CAPOCCIONI, FABRIZIO, CICCOTTI, ELEONORA, Lin, DY, Iizuka, Y, Tzeng, WN
• Other Authors: Capoccioni, F, Lin, D, Tzeng, W, Ciccotti, E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2014
• Subjects: Sr:Ca ratio; Anguilla anguilla; transitional water; growth; habitat use; Mediterranean region; Scopus Indexed keywords Species Index: Anguilla anguilla Lesina; WOS KeyWords Plus:SR-CA RATIOS; FRESH-WATER; OTOLITH MICROCHEMISTRY; AMERICAN EELS; MARINE FISH; FACULTATIVE CATADROMY; JAPONICA; STRONTIUM; LIFE; CHEMISTRY; Settore BIO/07 - ECOLOGIA; Tiber; European eel
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2108/77338; https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12049

Lagoons and estuaries are transitional waters (TW), saline in character but substantially influenced by freshwater (FW) flows and the most productive habitat after upwelling areas. The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is a typical inhabitant of these habitats and a target of important lagoon fisheri...