Review of BASIS Salmon Food Habits Studies

• Main Authors: Nancy D. Davis, Anatoly V. Volkov, Er Ya. Efimkin, Natalia A. Kuznetsova, Janet L. Armstrong, Osamu Sakai
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: sockeye; chum; pink; Chinook; food habits; Bering Sea; Sockeye
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.182.9705; http://www.npafc.org/new/publications/Bulletin/Bulletin%20No.%205/NPAFC_Bull_5_197-208%28Davis%29.pdf

Abstract: The BASIS food habits studies of sockeye, chum, pink, and Chinook salmon conducted in 2002–2006 were summarized. These studies identified important ( ≥ 10 % of prey composition by weight) prey taxa of salmon. Salmon diet composition differed between the western region, where diets containe...