Impact ID6186
Impact TypePredation/Herbivory
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionIn a recently invaded system, smaller European eels were more severely infected with Anguillicola crassus than larger eels. Smaller eels feed primarily on invertebrates, and larger eels feed primarily on fish. Diet and Anguillicola crassus infection rates appear to be linked in recently infected systems.
Reference41030
Cost 
LocationLoch Lomond, Scotland

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