Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia
The king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus is a sub-Antarctic species that feeds primarily on mesopelagic fish and cephalopods in the vicinity of the Antarctic Polar Front (APF). We examined the cephalopod prey of adult penguins at a breeding colony on South Georgia during 4 austral summers, 1990 to 1...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:52826 2023-05-15T13:50:03+02:00 Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia Rodhouse, P. G. Olsson, O. Anker-Nilssen, P. Murray, A. W. A. 1998 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52826/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52826/1/3447.pdf https://doi.org/10.3354/meps168013 en eng InterResearch https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52826/1/3447.pdf Rodhouse, P. G., Olsson, O., Anker-Nilssen, P. and Murray, A. W. A. (1998) Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia. Open Access Marine Ecology Progress Series, 168 . pp. 13-19. DOI 10.3354/meps168013 <https://doi.org/10.3354/meps168013>. doi:10.3354/meps168013 cc_by_3.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 1998 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.3354/meps168013 2023-04-07T15:56:31Z The king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus is a sub-Antarctic species that feeds primarily on mesopelagic fish and cephalopods in the vicinity of the Antarctic Polar Front (APF). We examined the cephalopod prey of adult penguins at a breeding colony on South Georgia during 4 austral summers, 1990 to 1994. The most important prey (~97% by mass) of the king penguins was found, in a related study, to be mesopelagic fish, mainly myctophids. The penguins¹ cephalopod prey, which constituted the remaining 3%, was shown in this study to be dominated by the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi, both in terms of numbers and biomass. Other squid species were typical of the South Georgia/Antarctic Polar Front (APF) area but only relatively small specimens were present and, apart from Gonatus antarcticus, the presence of flesh indicated that they were probably mostly caught close to the island. M. hyadesi generally fell in the same size range as M. hyadesi exploited by commercial fisheries in the South Atlantic. In the 1992/93 summer, when krill was abundant at South Georgia, the amount of squid consumed, especially M. hyadesi, was substantially less than in the other years. This coincided with a reduction in the amount of the myctophid Krefftichthys anderssoni, which is the major prey of M. hyadesi, in the penguin diet. The total consumption of cephalopods by the king penguin at South Georgia is estimated to be about 75000 t yr-1. Of this, some 3600 to 6000 t yr-1 is estimated to be M. hyadesi. This might underestimate consumption if the penguins consume a greater proportion of squid in the winter, as they do in other sectors of the Southern Ocean. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic antarcticus King Penguins Southern Ocean OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Antarctic Austral Southern Ocean The Antarctic Marine Ecology Progress Series 168 13 19 |
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The king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus is a sub-Antarctic species that feeds primarily on mesopelagic fish and cephalopods in the vicinity of the Antarctic Polar Front (APF). We examined the cephalopod prey of adult penguins at a breeding colony on South Georgia during 4 austral summers, 1990 to 1994. The most important prey (~97% by mass) of the king penguins was found, in a related study, to be mesopelagic fish, mainly myctophids. The penguins¹ cephalopod prey, which constituted the remaining 3%, was shown in this study to be dominated by the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi, both in terms of numbers and biomass. Other squid species were typical of the South Georgia/Antarctic Polar Front (APF) area but only relatively small specimens were present and, apart from Gonatus antarcticus, the presence of flesh indicated that they were probably mostly caught close to the island. M. hyadesi generally fell in the same size range as M. hyadesi exploited by commercial fisheries in the South Atlantic. In the 1992/93 summer, when krill was abundant at South Georgia, the amount of squid consumed, especially M. hyadesi, was substantially less than in the other years. This coincided with a reduction in the amount of the myctophid Krefftichthys anderssoni, which is the major prey of M. hyadesi, in the penguin diet. The total consumption of cephalopods by the king penguin at South Georgia is estimated to be about 75000 t yr-1. Of this, some 3600 to 6000 t yr-1 is estimated to be M. hyadesi. This might underestimate consumption if the penguins consume a greater proportion of squid in the winter, as they do in other sectors of the Southern Ocean. |
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Rodhouse, P. G. Olsson, O. Anker-Nilssen, P. Murray, A. W. A. Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia |
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Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia |
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Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia |
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Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia |
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Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia |
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Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia |
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cephalopod predation by the king penguin aptenodytes patagonicus from south georgia |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52826/1/3447.pdf Rodhouse, P. G., Olsson, O., Anker-Nilssen, P. and Murray, A. W. A. (1998) Cephalopod predation by the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Georgia. Open Access Marine Ecology Progress Series, 168 . pp. 13-19. DOI 10.3354/meps168013 <https://doi.org/10.3354/meps168013>. doi:10.3354/meps168013 |
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