Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density
Prey energy density values are crucial inputs to bioenergetic consumption models. Vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic consume a variety of prey species, but the proximate composition (PC; proportions of lipid, protein, ash and water) and energy density (ED; kJ g-1) of prey, and their vari...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:553 2024-09-15T17:52:28+00:00 Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density Lawson, John W. Magalhães, Alexandra M. Miller, E.H. 1998-04-09 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/553/ https://research.library.mun.ca/553/1/important_prey_species.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/553/3/important_prey_species.pdf http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v164/p13-20/ en eng Inter-Research https://research.library.mun.ca/553/1/important_prey_species.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/553/3/important_prey_species.pdf Lawson, John W. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Lawson=3AJohn_W=2E_=3A=3A.html> and Magalhães, Alexandra M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Magalh=E3es=3AAlexandra_M=2E_=3A=3A.html> and Miller, E.H. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Miller=3AE=2EH=2E=3A=3A.html> (1998) Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 164. pp. 13-20. ISSN 1616-1599 cc_by_nc QH301 Biology Article PeerReviewed 1998 ftmemorialuniv 2024-07-10T03:16:00Z Prey energy density values are crucial inputs to bioenergetic consumption models. Vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic consume a variety of prey species, but the proximate composition (PC; proportions of lipid, protein, ash and water) and energy density (ED; kJ g-1) of prey, and their variability, are known poorly. In this study, key prey species from Newfoundland and Labrador were studied: Atlantic cod Gadus morhua, American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides, sand lance Ammodytes dubius, Arctic cod Boreogadus saida, northern shrimp Pandalus borealis, redfish Sebastes spp., Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, squid Illex illecebrosus and Gonatus fabricii, capelin Mallotus villosus, Atlantic herring Clupea harengus and daubed shanny Lumpenus maculatus. PC and ED varied greatly among species and were influenced by size, season, geography and year. Herring, capelin and G. fabricii had the highest ED, whereas Atlantic cod, plaice, sand lance and shrimp had the lowest. Halibut and I. illecebrosus increased in ED with size. EDs of capelin and redfish varied seasonally; that of plaice and sand lance did not. Herring and halibut had higher ED in the early 1990s than in recent years. Such variation in prey ED has important implications for digestive efficiency, foraging energetics, and dietary preferences of vertebrate predators. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic cod atlantic cod Boreogadus saida Daubed shanny Gadus morhua Greenland Newfoundland northern shrimp Northwest Atlantic Pandalus borealis Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository |
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Prey energy density values are crucial inputs to bioenergetic consumption models. Vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic consume a variety of prey species, but the proximate composition (PC; proportions of lipid, protein, ash and water) and energy density (ED; kJ g-1) of prey, and their variability, are known poorly. In this study, key prey species from Newfoundland and Labrador were studied: Atlantic cod Gadus morhua, American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides, sand lance Ammodytes dubius, Arctic cod Boreogadus saida, northern shrimp Pandalus borealis, redfish Sebastes spp., Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, squid Illex illecebrosus and Gonatus fabricii, capelin Mallotus villosus, Atlantic herring Clupea harengus and daubed shanny Lumpenus maculatus. PC and ED varied greatly among species and were influenced by size, season, geography and year. Herring, capelin and G. fabricii had the highest ED, whereas Atlantic cod, plaice, sand lance and shrimp had the lowest. Halibut and I. illecebrosus increased in ED with size. EDs of capelin and redfish varied seasonally; that of plaice and sand lance did not. Herring and halibut had higher ED in the early 1990s than in recent years. Such variation in prey ED has important implications for digestive efficiency, foraging energetics, and dietary preferences of vertebrate predators. |
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Lawson, John W. Magalhães, Alexandra M. Miller, E.H. |
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Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density |
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Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density |
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Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density |
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Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density |
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Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density |
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important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest atlantic: proximate composition and energy density |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/553/ https://research.library.mun.ca/553/1/important_prey_species.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/553/3/important_prey_species.pdf http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v164/p13-20/ |
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Arctic cod atlantic cod Boreogadus saida Daubed shanny Gadus morhua Greenland Newfoundland northern shrimp Northwest Atlantic Pandalus borealis |
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Arctic cod atlantic cod Boreogadus saida Daubed shanny Gadus morhua Greenland Newfoundland northern shrimp Northwest Atlantic Pandalus borealis |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/553/1/important_prey_species.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/553/3/important_prey_species.pdf Lawson, John W. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Lawson=3AJohn_W=2E_=3A=3A.html> and Magalhães, Alexandra M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Magalh=E3es=3AAlexandra_M=2E_=3A=3A.html> and Miller, E.H. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Miller=3AE=2EH=2E=3A=3A.html> (1998) Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 164. pp. 13-20. ISSN 1616-1599 |
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