Diet composition and habitat use of piscivorous fishes (Arctic grayling, burbot, Dolly Varden, inconnu, and northern pike) in Chena, Unalakleet, and upper Yukon watersheds, 2013-2015

• Main Authors: Schoen, Erik, Sellmer, Kristen, Wipfli, Mark, Ivanoff, Renae, López, Andrés, Meyer, Benjamin
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: KNB Data Repository 2021
• Subjects: Diet; Predation; Stomach contents; Pacific salmon; Chinook salmon; Arctic grayling; burbot; Dolly Varden; northern pike; Food habits; Habitat overlap; Arctic; Keta; Pacific; Varden; Yukon; Burbot; Esox lucius; Kuskokwim; Lota lota; Northern pike; Thymallus arcticus; Alaska; lota
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5063/kk996d; https://knb.ecoinformatics.org/view/doi:10.5063/KK996D

Predation on anadromous salmon can have important consequences for both predators and prey. Salmon provide large seasonal pulses of energy and nutrients via carcasses, eggs, and juveniles to many freshwater consumers, and conversely predation can represent a significant source of mortality for juven...