An estimate of summer food consumption of six seabird species in Iceland

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 624-630

  Lilliendahl, K ^a   Solmundsson, J ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Capelin; Consumption; Euphausiids; Iceland; Sandeel; Seabirds; Summer diets

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; SEABIRD; SUMMER;

ICELAND;

ALCA TORDA; AMMODYTES MARINUS; EUPHAUSIACEA; FRATERCULA ARCTICA; FULMARUS GLACIALIS; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA; URIA AALGE; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 0031200795     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1997.0240     Document Type: Conference Paper

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