Trends in Forage Fish Populations in Northern Hudson Bay since 1981, as Determined from the Diet of Nestling Thick-billed Murres Uria lomvia

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Gaston, Anthony J., Woo, Kerry, Hipfner, J. Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2003
• Subjects: Hudson Bay; forage fish trends; Uria lomvia; nestling diet; Mallotus villosus; Boreogadus saida; Ammodytes spp; Zoarcidae; baie d'Hudson; tendances des poissons proies; régime alimentaire des oisillons; zoarcidés; Arctic; Baie d'Hudson; Baie-d'Hudson; Hudson; Arctic cod; Climate change; thick-billed murre; uria
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63677

Trends in the composition of nestling thick-billed murre diets were analyzed for the period 1980-2002 on the basis of observations of food delivered to nestlings at two breeding colonies in northern Hudson Bay. The incidence of arctic cod, sculpins, and benthic Zoarcidae decreased and the incidence...