Modelling the effects of different quality prey fish species and of food supply reduction on growth performance of Roseate Tern chicks

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 95-106

  Martins, Irene ^a   Pereira, José Costa ^a   Ramos, Jaime A ^a   Jørgensen, Sven Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Azores; Chick growth; Energetic balance model; Fish stock reductions; Sterna dougallii; Trachurus picturatus

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENERGY USE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH; SEABIRD;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CAPROS APER; GALLUS GALLUS; LARIDAE; MACRORAMPHOSUS SCOLOPAX; PISCES; SCOLOPAX; SCOMBERESOX SAURUS; STERNA; STERNA DOUGALLII; TRACHURUS; TRACHURUS PICTURATUS;

EID: 3042725107     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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