Food, feeding and growth of the eel (Anquilla anguilla L.) in a Dutch eutrophic lake

This thesis describes the food, foraging and growth of the eel (Anguilla anguilla). Attention is paid to the abundance and distribution of the food organisms and the feeding and growth of other fish species. The investigations were carried out in the Tjeukemeer (21 km2) in the northern part of the Netherlands. This lake is the main object of study of the Tjeukemeer laboratory, part of the Limnological Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Royal Academy funded the research on eel, the Ministry of Health and the Environment funded the zooplankton research.The Tjeuk... Mehr ...