The growth rate of eel in tributaries of the lower River Severn, England, and its relationship with stock size |
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| Authors: | M. W. Aprahamian |
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| Affiliation: | Environment Agency North West Region, Richard Fairclough House, Knutsford Road, Warrington WA4 1HG, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | The growth rate of 1980 eel Anguilla anguilla from 15 sites in the Severn system varied between 16·4 and 27·9 mm year-1, density from 0·12 to 1·14 m-2 and biomass from 2·56 to 25·24 g m-2. There was no significant relationship between growth rate and density or biomass ( P > 0·05). |
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| Keywords: | Anguilla anguilla growth rate population size carrying capacity Severn |
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