Diet and feeding strategy of Northeast Atlantic mackerel (Scombrus scomber) in Icelandic waters

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Kvaavik, Cecilia, Oskarsson, Gudmundur, Daníelsdóttir, Anna Kristín, Marteinsdottir, Gudrun
• Other Authors: Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Marine ecosystems; Animal migration; Trophic interactions; Predation; Far dýra; Makríll; Sjávarvistfræði; Vistkerfi; Ránlífi; Gam; Calanus finmarchicus; Iceland; Northeast Atlantic; Copepods
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1866; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225552

Publisher's version Predator-prey relations, as well as the trophic ecology of highly migratory marine species, is important to understand their impact on the ecosystem. Conventional methods were used to study the diet composition and feeding strategy of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel (Scombru...