Diet of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in a fjord of West Svalbard
ABSTRACT. Stomachs of 134 ringed seals from West Svalbard (Kongsfjorden) and East Svalbard (drift ice) were examined. Twenty-four prey taxa were found. The most important items were arctic cod (Boreogadus suida), shrimp (Pandalus boteulis), krill (Z'hyxunoessa inermis) and the arnphipod Themist...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.570.6083 2023-05-15T14:19:37+02:00 Diet of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in a fjord of West Svalbard J. Marcin Weslawski Nils Are Oritsland The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1994 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.570.6083 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic47-2-109.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.570.6083 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic47-2-109.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic47-2-109.pdf text 1994 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T12:30:40Z ABSTRACT. Stomachs of 134 ringed seals from West Svalbard (Kongsfjorden) and East Svalbard (drift ice) were examined. Twenty-four prey taxa were found. The most important items were arctic cod (Boreogadus suida), shrimp (Pandalus boteulis), krill (Z'hyxunoessa inermis) and the arnphipod Themisto libellula. In spring young redfish (Sebastes sp.) was an important food item; in summer seals fed on dense aggregations of krill in front of glaciers. Mysids, amphipod crustaceans and small size classes of coastal fish species were abundant in KongsfJorden, but seals take them as secondary food items only. Key words: ringed seals, Phoca hispida, arctic food web, fjord ecology, Svalbard, prey taxa R6SUMfi. On a etudit l'estomac de 134 phoques annelds du Svalbard occidental (Kongstjorden) et du Svalbard oriental (glace de dtrive). Text Arctic Arctic cod Arctic Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Phoca hispida Svalbard Themisto Themisto libellula Unknown Arctic Phoques ENVELOPE(141.396,141.396,-66.814,-66.814) Svalbard |
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ABSTRACT. Stomachs of 134 ringed seals from West Svalbard (Kongsfjorden) and East Svalbard (drift ice) were examined. Twenty-four prey taxa were found. The most important items were arctic cod (Boreogadus suida), shrimp (Pandalus boteulis), krill (Z'hyxunoessa inermis) and the arnphipod Themisto libellula. In spring young redfish (Sebastes sp.) was an important food item; in summer seals fed on dense aggregations of krill in front of glaciers. Mysids, amphipod crustaceans and small size classes of coastal fish species were abundant in KongsfJorden, but seals take them as secondary food items only. Key words: ringed seals, Phoca hispida, arctic food web, fjord ecology, Svalbard, prey taxa R6SUMfi. On a etudit l'estomac de 134 phoques annelds du Svalbard occidental (Kongstjorden) et du Svalbard oriental (glace de dtrive). |
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Diet of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in a fjord of West Svalbard |
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Diet of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in a fjord of West Svalbard |
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Diet of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in a fjord of West Svalbard |
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