Autumn diet of harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina) at Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard, assessed via scat and fatty-acid analyses

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Andersen, Signe M, Lydersen, Christian, Grahl-Nielsen, Otto, Kovacs, Kit M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2004
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Prins Karls Forland; Arctic Harbour; atlantic cod; Boreogadus saida; Gadus morhua; Phoca vitulina; polar cod
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z04-093; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z04-093

This study used hard-part analyses from scats (n = 117) and stomachs (n = 3) to investigate the diet of high Arctic harbour seals (Phoca vitulina L., 1758) living on Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard, in early autumn. Additionally, it compared the results of fatty-acid analyses of the seals' blubbe...