Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo diet related to the supply of marine shallow-living fish species in southeastern Norway; opportunistic or selective foraging?

• Main Author: Gustavsen, Fredrik
• Other Authors: Selås, Vidar
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2017
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; Norway; Sørlandet; Skarven; Vekta; European eel; Europeisk ål
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2468073

The diet of wintering and nesting great cormorants in a marine, coastal ecosystem located in southeastern Norway was studied by analyzing stomachs of shot individuals and regurgitations collected at a nesting colony. Additionally, data on the fishery supply were gathered by initiating test fishing f...