The drivers of anguillid eel movement in lentic water bodies: a systematic map

MJ Williamson, DMP Jacoby, AT Piper - Reviews in Fish Biology and …, 2023 - Springer
Anguillid eels are near globally distributed catadromous fishes with marine spawning areas
and inshore and inland growth areas in both lotic (rivers, estuaries) and lentic (lakes, ponds …

Environmental DNA analysis reveals the spatial distribution, abundance, and biomass of Japanese eels at the river‐basin scale

H Itakura, R Wakiya, S Yamamoto… - Aquatic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing international concern about declines in populations of anguillid eels,
resulting in their inclusion in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) …

Role of estuarine habitats for the feeding ecology of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.)

J Denis, K Rabhi, F Le Loc'h, F Ben Rais Lasram… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
This study aims to characterize and compare the feeding ecology of the European eels
(Anguilla anguilla L.) during the continental phase (ie yellow and silver) along a salinity …

A comparison of European eel Anguilla anguilla eDNA concentrations to fyke net catches in five Irish lakes

L Weldon, C O'Leary, M Steer, L Newton… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is classified as critically endangered by the
IUCN. To protect what remains of the European eel population, accurate monitoring …

Relationship between habitat use and individual condition of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in six estuaries of the eastern English Channel (North-eastern Atlantic …

J Denis, K Mahé, H Tabouret, K Rabhi, K Boutin… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Brackish habitats are considered important for the facultatively catadromous European eel,
but knowledge of eel habitat use strategies and the consequences on their condition …

Three‐dimensional migratory behaviour of European silver eels (Anguilla anguilla) approaching a hydropower plant

H Kjærås, H Baktoft, AT Silva, KØ Gjelland… - Journal of fish …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The global population of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is rapidly declining, and migration
barriers in rivers are believed to be one of several key causes. While progress has been …

New eDNA based tool applied to the specific detection and monitoring of the endangered European eel

JB Cardás, D Deconinck, I Márquez, PP Torre… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
European eel (Anguilla anguilla) populations have declined drastically over the last
decades and it has been included in the IUCN red list of endangered species as critically …

Foraging specialisms influence space use and movement patterns of the European eel Anguilla anguilla

J Barry, M Newton, JA Dodd, OE Hooker, P Boylan… - Hydrobiologia, 2016 - Springer
A fixed receiver array was used to examine the movement patterns and space use of the
European eel Anguilla anguilla in an oligotrophic Irish lake between July and September …

Overwintering dormancy behaviour of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in a large lake

H Westerberg, N Sjöberg - Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Overwintering dormancy behaviour was studied in female silver eels in Lake Mälaren in
Sweden between 2008 and 2010. Depth choices and movements in relation to temperature …

Eels as natural samplers highlight spatial heterogeneity in energy flow in an estuary

A Nishimoto, M Iida, K Yokouchi, N Fukuda… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high spatiotemporal heterogeneity makes it difficult to ensure the representation of
samples in estuarine studies. Using Japanese eels as natural samplers (n= 881), we …