Early back-calculated size-at-age of Atlantic yellow eels sampled along ecological gradients in the Gironde and St. Lawrence hydrographical systems

G. Patey (1) , C.M. Couillard (2) , Hilaire Drouineau (3) , G. Verreault (4) , F. Pierron (5) , Patrick Lambert (3) , M. Baudrimont (5) , P. Couture (1)

1 INRS - Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique [Québec]
2 DFO - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
3 UR EABX - Ecosystèmes aquatiques et changements globaux
4 Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs
5 EPOC - Environnements et Paléoenvironnements OCéaniques

An international sampling program investigating the causes of the decline of American eels (Anguilla rostrata) and European eels (Anguilla anguilla) in the St. Lawrence (Canada) and Gironde (France) rivers systems provided the opportunity to compare early growth of eels of each species among habitats using back-calculated size

Mots clés: population dynamics; statistical sampling; habitats; biodiversity

Mots clés: HABITAT; DYNAMIQUE DE POPULATION; ECHANTILLONNAGE STATISTIQUE; BIODIVERSITE; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA ROSTRATA

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

G. Patey, C.M. Couillard, Hilaire Drouineau, G. Verreault, F. Pierron, et al.. Early back-calculated size-at-age of Atlantic yellow eels sampled along ecological gradients in the Gironde and St. Lawrence hydrographical systems. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2018, 75 (8), pp.1270-1279. ⟨10.1139/cjfas-2017-0025⟩. ⟨hal-01871030⟩