The importance of prey aggregations to the distribution of Brunnich's guillemots in Storfjorden, Svalbard
Most guillemots (Uria lomvia) foraged on the west side of the fjord, coincident with a weak subsurface front between warm Atlantic water, which penetrated Storfjorden from the south, and cold Arctic water. Food samples from the guillemots contained primarily crustaceans (Parathemisto spp. and Thysan...
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Published in: | Polar Biology |
Main Authors: |
Mehlum, F,
Hunt, GLJ,
Klusek, Z,
Decker, MB,
Nordlund, N |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper
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Language: | English |
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eScholarship, University of California
1996
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Online Access: | http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3k2323vf
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