Behavioral observations and stable isotopes reveal high individual variation and little seasonal variation in sea otter diets in Southeast Alaska

• Main Authors: LaRoche, Nicole, King, Sydney L., Rogers, Matthew C., Eckert, Ginny L., Pearson, Heidi C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Ecology Progress Series 2021
• Subjects: Enhydra lutris; Foraging ecology; Marine mammal; Apex predator; Corey; Monson; Nickerson; Prince of Wales Island; Theodore; Todd; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12640

Two complementary approaches were used to assess year-round variation in the diet of sea otters Enhydra lutris around Prince of Wales Island (POW) in southern Southeast Alaska, a region characterized by mixed-bottom habitat. We observed sea otters foraging to determine diet composition during the sp...