Modelled mid‐trophic pelagic prey fields improve understanding of marine predator foraging behaviour ...

• Main Authors: Green, David, Bestley, Sophie, Trebilco, Rowan, Corney, Stuart, Lehodey, Patrick, McMahon, Clive, Guinet, C., Hindell, Mark A.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2020
• Subjects: Predators prey interaction; Kerguelen plateau; Ecosystem modelling; Micronekton; Southern Indian Ocean; Southern elephant seal; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Indian; Kerguelen; McMahon; Southern Ocean; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seal
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.vhhmgqnqn; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.vhhmgqnqn

Biophysical interactions are influential in determining the scale of key ecological processes within marine ecosystems. For oceanic predators, this means foraging behaviour is influenced by processes shaping the distribution of prey. However, oceanic prey is difficult to observe and its abundance an...