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Upstream movement of juvenile eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) in a southwestern Eur...
Monteiro, R.M.; Domingo, I.; Almeida, P.R.; Costa, J.L.; Pereira, E.; Belo, A.F.; Portela, T.; Telhado, A.; Quintella, B.R.The upstream movement of juvenile eels (median total length (TL) = 138 mm) in the Mondego River, Portugal, was analysed between January 2017 and August 2019. A total of 12,019 individuals (TL ranging from 60 to 287 mm) were counted and measured on an eel ladder at Coimbra weir, 44 km upstream from the river mouth, during their upstream movements. Although eels were counted throughout the year, a clear seasonal ...
Early settlement and growth of stocked European glass eels in a fragmented wate...
Félix, P.; Costa, J.L.; Quintella, B.R.; Almeida, P.R.; Monteiro, R.; Santos, J.; Portela, T.; Domingos, I.One of the actions that has been implemented to support the recovery of the panmictic population of European eel is stocking of waterbodies where natural recruitment is low or null. However, growth conditions of the stocked eels can vary greatly. This circumstance emphasises the importance to determine ideal habitat conditions to contribute to the success of stocking actions and, consequently, to increase the p...