Prey consumption of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) off Alaska: How much prey do they require?
The effects of seasonal and regional differences in diet composition on the food requirements of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) were estimated by using a bioenergetic model. The model considered differences in the energy density of the prey, and differences in digestive efficiency and the he...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/30965 2023-05-15T18:48:25+02:00 Prey consumption of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) off Alaska: How much prey do they require? Winship, Arliss J. Trites, Andrew W. 2003 application/pdf 147-167 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30965 en eng http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1011/12winshi.pdf 0090-0656 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30965 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/15112 403 2014-05-28 03:48:11 15112 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Ecology Fisheries article TRUE 2003 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:04:18Z The effects of seasonal and regional differences in diet composition on the food requirements of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) were estimated by using a bioenergetic model. The model considered differences in the energy density of the prey, and differences in digestive efficiency and the heat increment of feeding of different diets. The model predicted that Steller sea lions in southeast Alaska required 45–60% more food per day in early spring (March) than after the breeding season in late summer (August) because of seasonal changes in the energy density of the diets (along with seasonal changes in energy requirements). The southeast Alaska population, at 23,000 (±1660 SD) animals (all ages), consumed an estimated 140,000 (±27,800) t of prey in 1998. In contrast, we estimated that the 51,000 (±3680) animals making up the western Alaska population in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands consumed just over twice this amount (303,000 [±57,500] t). In terms of biomass removed in 1998 from Alaskan waters, we estimated that Steller sea lions accounted for about 5% of the natural mortality of gadids (pollock and cod) and up to 75% of the natural mortality of hexagrammids (adult Atka mackerel). These two groups of species were consumed in higher amounts than any other. The predicted average daily food requirement per individual ranged from 16 (±2.8) to 20 (±3.6) kg (all ages combined). Per capita food requirements differed by as much as 24% between regions of Alaska depending on the relative amounts of low–energy-density prey (e.g. gadids) versus high–energy-density prey (e.g. forage fish and salmon) consumed. Estimated requirements were highest in regions where Steller sea lions consumed higher proportions of low–energy-density prey and experienced the highest rates of population decline Article in Journal/Newspaper Alaska Aleutian Islands IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications Atka ENVELOPE(151.789,151.789,60.835,60.835) Gulf of Alaska |
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The effects of seasonal and regional differences in diet composition on the food requirements of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) were estimated by using a bioenergetic model. The model considered differences in the energy density of the prey, and differences in digestive efficiency and the heat increment of feeding of different diets. The model predicted that Steller sea lions in southeast Alaska required 45–60% more food per day in early spring (March) than after the breeding season in late summer (August) because of seasonal changes in the energy density of the diets (along with seasonal changes in energy requirements). The southeast Alaska population, at 23,000 (±1660 SD) animals (all ages), consumed an estimated 140,000 (±27,800) t of prey in 1998. In contrast, we estimated that the 51,000 (±3680) animals making up the western Alaska population in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands consumed just over twice this amount (303,000 [±57,500] t). In terms of biomass removed in 1998 from Alaskan waters, we estimated that Steller sea lions accounted for about 5% of the natural mortality of gadids (pollock and cod) and up to 75% of the natural mortality of hexagrammids (adult Atka mackerel). These two groups of species were consumed in higher amounts than any other. The predicted average daily food requirement per individual ranged from 16 (±2.8) to 20 (±3.6) kg (all ages combined). Per capita food requirements differed by as much as 24% between regions of Alaska depending on the relative amounts of low–energy-density prey (e.g. gadids) versus high–energy-density prey (e.g. forage fish and salmon) consumed. Estimated requirements were highest in regions where Steller sea lions consumed higher proportions of low–energy-density prey and experienced the highest rates of population decline |
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Prey consumption of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) off Alaska: How much prey do they require? |
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Prey consumption of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) off Alaska: How much prey do they require? |
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Prey consumption of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) off Alaska: How much prey do they require? |
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Prey consumption of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) off Alaska: How much prey do they require? |
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Prey consumption of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) off Alaska: How much prey do they require? |
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prey consumption of steller sea lions (eumetopias jubatus) off alaska: how much prey do they require? |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/15112 403 2014-05-28 03:48:11 15112 United States National Marine Fisheries Service |
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