Signals from seabirds indicate changing biology of capelin stocks

• Main Authors: Davoren, Gail K., Montevecchi, William A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2003
• Subjects: QH301 Biology; Funk Island; Common Murre; Newfoundland; Uria aalge; uria
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/1748/; https://research.library.mun.ca/1748/1/Signals_from_seabirds_indicate_changing_biology_of_capelin_stocks.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/1748/3/Signals_from_seabirds_indicate_changing_biology_of_capelin_stocks.pdf; http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v258/

Key forage species lie at the core of complex marine food webs, providing essential linkages among trophic levels. We examined the interactions of an important forage and commercial fish, capelin Mallotus villosus, and its primary avian predator, the common murre Uria aalge, in the NW Atlantic. Murr...