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| Bonhommeau, Sylvain; Blanke, Bruno; Treguier, Anne-marie; Grima, Nicolas; Rivot, Etienne; Vermard, Youen; Greiner, Eric; Le Pape, Olivier. |
| The migration duration of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) larvae (leptocephali) from the spawning areas in the Sargasso Sea to the European continental shelf remains highly controversial, with estimates varying from 6 months to more than 2 yr. We estimated the fastest migration period and the shortest distance travelled by eel larvae by simulating Lagrangian particles released in the Sargasso Sea and by simulating a range of larval behaviours (fixed-depth drift, vertical diurnal migration and active-depth selection to maximize current velocity). This enabled us to compute (i) a passive drift speed, and (ii) a hypothetic swimming speed needed for European eel larvae to cross the Atlantic in 6 months (i.e., the migration duration estimated from otolith... |
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Palavras-chave: Sargasso Sea; Migration duration; Leptocephali; Lagrangian modelling; Gulf Stream; Fractals; Anguilla. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6865.pdf |
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| Bonhommeau, Sylvain; Le Pape, O.; Gascuel, D.; Blanke, Bruno; Treguier, Anne-marie; Grima, Nicolas; Vermard, Youen; Castonguay, M.; Rivot, E.. |
| 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... |
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Palavras-chave: Migration duration; Leptocephalus mortality; Lagrangian modelling. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6614.pdf |
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