The diet of black-browed albatrosses at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile
The diet of black-browed albatrosses was studied at Gonzalo Island, Diego Ramirez, Chile, during the early chick-rearing periods of 2000, 2001, and 2002. Diet composition was determined by sampling chick-stomach contents during January and February of each year. Reconstituted meal mass was similar t...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:12555 2023-05-15T13:45:11+02:00 The diet of black-browed albatrosses at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile Arata, Javier Xavier, José C. 2003 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12555/ http://www.springerlink.com/content/ap8hy4l8kwc34kpn/fulltext.html unknown Springer-Verlag Arata, Javier; Xavier, José C. orcid:0000-0002-9621-6660 . 2003 The diet of black-browed albatrosses at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile. Polar Biology, 26 (10). 638-647. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-003-0530-z <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-003-0530-z> Marine Sciences Zoology Ecology and Environment Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2003 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-003-0530-z 2023-02-04T19:28:04Z The diet of black-browed albatrosses was studied at Gonzalo Island, Diego Ramirez, Chile, during the early chick-rearing periods of 2000, 2001, and 2002. Diet composition was determined by sampling chick-stomach contents during January and February of each year. Reconstituted meal mass was similar throughout the study, with diet being dominated by fish in all 3 years. Overall, the main items taken were the fishes Macruronus magellanicus (66-89% by mass) and Micromesistius australis (2.6-3.7% by mass), which are both fisheries-related species, and the squid Martialia hyadesi (8-20% by mass). The distribution of the prey species indicates that black-browed albatrosses obtained the bulk of their food over the South American continental shelf, but also foraged at the Antarctic Polar Front. The prevalence in the diet of fish species discarded from fishing operations, and the presence of fish hooks and fish bait species, indicate a strong association with fisheries in southern Chile. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Biology Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Ramirez ENVELOPE(-56.683,-56.683,-63.583,-63.583) Polar Biology 26 10 638 647 |
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The diet of black-browed albatrosses was studied at Gonzalo Island, Diego Ramirez, Chile, during the early chick-rearing periods of 2000, 2001, and 2002. Diet composition was determined by sampling chick-stomach contents during January and February of each year. Reconstituted meal mass was similar throughout the study, with diet being dominated by fish in all 3 years. Overall, the main items taken were the fishes Macruronus magellanicus (66-89% by mass) and Micromesistius australis (2.6-3.7% by mass), which are both fisheries-related species, and the squid Martialia hyadesi (8-20% by mass). The distribution of the prey species indicates that black-browed albatrosses obtained the bulk of their food over the South American continental shelf, but also foraged at the Antarctic Polar Front. The prevalence in the diet of fish species discarded from fishing operations, and the presence of fish hooks and fish bait species, indicate a strong association with fisheries in southern Chile. |
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The diet of black-browed albatrosses at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile |
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The diet of black-browed albatrosses at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile |
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The diet of black-browed albatrosses at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile |
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The diet of black-browed albatrosses at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile |
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The diet of black-browed albatrosses at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile |
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diet of black-browed albatrosses at the diego ramirez islands, chile |
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Arata, Javier; Xavier, José C. orcid:0000-0002-9621-6660 . 2003 The diet of black-browed albatrosses at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile. Polar Biology, 26 (10). 638-647. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-003-0530-z <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-003-0530-z> |
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