Estimates of the mortality and the duration of the trans-Atlantic migration of European eel Anguilla anguilla leptocephali using a particle tracking model
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| Date | 2009-06 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Bonhommeau Sylvain 1, Le Pape O.1, Gascuel D.1, Blanke Bruno2, Treguier Anne-Marie2, Grima Nicolas2, Vermard Youen1, Castonguay M.3, Rivot E.1 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : INRA, Lab Ecol Halieut, UMR 985, F-35042 Rennes, France. 2 : UFR Sci & Techn, CNRS IFREMER IRD UBO, Lab Phys Oceans, F-29238 Brest 3, France. 3 : Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Inst Maurice Lamontagne, Mont Joli, PQ G5H 3Z4, Canada. |
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| Source | Journal of Fish Biology (0022-1112) (Wiley / Blackwell), 2009-06 , Vol. 74 , N. 9 , P. 1891-1914 | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02298.x | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 53 | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Migration duration, Leptocephalus mortality, Lagrangian modelling | ||||||||
| Abstract | Using Lagrangian simulations, based on circulation models over three different hydroclimatic periods in the last 45 years in the North Atlantic Ocean, the trans-Atlantic migration of the European eel Anguilla anguilla leptocephali was simulated via the passive drift of particles released in the spawning area. Three different behaviours were modelled: drifting at fixed depth, undergoing a vertical migration or choosing the fastest currents. Simulations included mortality hypotheses to estimate a realistic mean migration duration and relative survival of A. anguilla larvae. The mean migration duration was estimated as 21 months and the mortality rate as 3 center dot 8 per year, i.e. < 0 center dot 2% of A. anguilla larvae may typically survive the trans-Atlantic migration. | ||||||||
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