Evidence of bottom-up control of diet driven by top-down processes in a declining harbor seal Phoca vitulina richardsi population

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 374, Issue , 2009, Pages 287-300

  Herreman, Jason K ^a   Blundell, Gail M ^b   Ben David, Merav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Feces; Phoca vitulina richardsi; Pinnipeds; Population decline; Prey remains; Sexual segregation; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; DIET; EMIGRATION; FECES; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION RISK; PREY AVAILABILITY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ALASKA; GLACIER BAY; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 60049093765     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07719     Document Type: Article

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