Prey Selection in Gulf of Maine Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) in Relation to Fish Abundance and Fish Mercury Concentrations

• Main Author: Kopec, Audrey Dianne
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2009
• Subjects: Fishes effect of predation on; Maine Gulf of; Harbor seal; Animal Sciences; Marine Biology; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Hake; harbor seal; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/823; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/etd/article/1835/viewcontent/KopecAD2009.pdf

Understanding the current role of harbor seals in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem requires broad knowledge of harbor seal interactions with the marine community. The research reported here is a contribution to that basic knowledge. First, the study explored the hypothesis that harbor seals forage select...