Consumption of Atlantic salmon smolts and parr by goosanders: estimates from doubly‐labelled water measurements of captive birds released on two Scottish rivers

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Author: Feltham, M. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: Dee; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb05968.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1995.tb05968.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb05968.x

The field metabolic rates (FMRs) of nine captive goosanders, Mergus merganser , released on two Scottish rivers were estimated using the doubly‐labelled water (DLW) technique. Mean (± S.E.) FMR was 2.322±0.239ml CO 2 g −1 h −1 and daily energy expenditure (DEE) 1939 ± 184 kJ per day. This was signif...