Tracking cod diet preference over a century in the northern Gulf of Maine: historic data and modern analysis

Limited information is available regarding long-term compensation in the food webs of exploited ecosystems. We compared the results of 3 studies that assessed the diets of Atlantic cod from Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine, USA, spanning 100 yr, using diet summary statistics to compare historical and modern...

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Published in:Marine Ecology Progress Series
Main Authors: Willis, Theodore V., Wilson, Karen A., Alexander, Karen E., Leavenworth, William B.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: USM Digital Commons 2013
Subjects:
Historical ecology
Cod
Clupeid
Diet
Frequency of occurrence
Passamaquoddy Bay
Trophic position
Environmental Sciences
atlantic cod
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/environmental-science-faculty/73
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10068
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Summary:Limited information is available regarding long-term compensation in the food webs of exploited ecosystems. We compared the results of 3 studies that assessed the diets of Atlantic cod from Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine, USA, spanning 100 yr, using diet summary statistics to compare historical and modern datasets.

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