Functional relationship between harp seal body condition and available prey in the Barents Sea

The Barents Sea ecosystem has undergone substantial fluctuations over the past 40 years including large variations in the abundance of capelin Mallotus villosus, herring Clupea harrengus, krill Thysanoessa sp. and Meganyctiphanes norvegica and polar cod Boreogadus saida. There is evidence to suggest...

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Published in:Marine Ecology Progress Series
Main Authors: Oigard, Tor Arne, Lindstrom, Ulf, Haug, Tore, Tormod Nilssen, Kjell, Smout, Sophie Caroline
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Harp Seal
GAM
Prey availability
Prey quality
Barents Sea
Predator prey
Body condition
Gam
atlantic cod
Boreogadus saida
Gadus morhua
Meganyctiphanes norvegica
Pagophilus groenlandicus
polar cod
Online Access:https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/functional-relationship-between-harp-seal-body-condition-and-available-prey-in-the-barents-sea(ed4a19a4-777b-4658-af1c-d9c85590ff5e).html
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10272
https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/16208/1/MarEcolProgSer484p287.pdf

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