The ringed seal (Phoca hispida) spring diet in northwestern Spitsbergen, Svalbard

A total of 284 ringed seals (Phoca hispida) were sampled to determine their diet in the spring of 1981 and 1982. Fcw seals contained identifiable stomach contents. No significant age- or sex-related differences in choice of prey wcre found. It seems that in spring northwestern Spitsbergen ringed sea...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Gjertz, Ian, Lydersen, Christian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1986
Subjects:
Arctic
Svalbard
Arctic cod
Phoca hispida
Polar Research
ringed seal
Spitsbergen
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2491
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v4i1.6919
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Summary:A total of 284 ringed seals (Phoca hispida) were sampled to determine their diet in the spring of 1981 and 1982. Fcw seals contained identifiable stomach contents. No significant age- or sex-related differences in choice of prey wcre found. It seems that in spring northwestern Spitsbergen ringed seals prey upon arctic cod (Boreogadus saidn), decapods and larger amphipods. Diet, ringed seal, Soalbard.

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