Inter-decadal patterns of population and dietary change in sea otters at Amchitka Island, Alaska

Oecologia

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 289-298

  Watt, Jon ^a,c   Siniff, Donald B ^a   Estes, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Lochaber Fisheries Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kelp forest; Lumpsucker; Sea urchin; Subsidized food web

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSTELID; POPULATION SIZE;

ALASKA; AMCHITKA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ENHYDRA LUTRIS;

EID: 0033889603     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000373     Document Type: Article

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