The Influence of Natural and Anthropogenic Environmental Pressures on European Eel Abundances in French Estuaries

• Published in: Fishes Vol. 9; no. 2; p. 44
• Main Authors: Denis, Jérémy, Lepage, Mario, Gruselle, Marie-Christine, Amara, Rachid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 23.01.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Abundance; Anguilla anguilla; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; anthropogenic pressure indicators; Autumn; Brackishwater environment; Carnivorous animals; Catadromous species; Catch per unit effort; coasts; Ecology, environment; eel; eel abundance; Eels; English Channel; Environmental aspects; Estuaries; Estuarine dynamics; estuarine habitats; estuary size; Fishing nets; fyke nets; Habitats; Human beings; hydro-morphological and sedimentary factors; Indicators; Influence on nature; Life Sciences; Marine fishes; Morphology; Nets; Pressure; principal component analysis; Principal components analysis; Rivers; Software; Spatial variations; spring; Summer; France; English Channel; eel abundance; estuarine habitats; estuary size; anthropogenic pressure indicators; hydro-morphological and sedimentary factors

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of environmental characteristics and anthropogenic pressures on the abundance of estuarine European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) during their continental growth phase. European eels were collected with fyke nets from spring to autumn in twenty-ni...