Consumption of marine resources by seabirds and seals in Crozet and Kerguelen waters: Changes in relation to consumer biomass 1962-85

Antarctic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-30

  Guinet, C ^a   Cherel, Y ^a   Ridoux, V ^b   Jouventin, P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Oceanopolis   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Diet; Food consumption; Prey; Seabirds; Seals; Subantarctic

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PREDATORS; SEABIRD; SEABIRDS; SEAL; SEALS;

INDIAN OCEAN, (SOUTH); INDIAN OCEAN, (SOUTHERN); INDIAN OCEAN, CROZET ISLANDS: , KERGUELEN ISLANDS;

EID: 0029667729     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102096000053     Document Type: Article

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