An apparent decrease in the prevalence of "Ross Sea killer whales" in the Southern Ross Sea

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 334-346

  Ainley, David G ^a   Ballard, Grant ^b,d   Olmastroni, Silvia ^c  

^a H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antarctic silver fish; Antarctic toothfish; B15 iceberg; Climate change; Dissostichus mawsoni; Fish depletion; Killer whale; Orcinus orca; Ross Sea

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DIET; FISHING EFFORT; FOOD WEB; GROUP SIZE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREY CAPTURE; PREY PREFERENCE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WHALE;

ANTARCTICA; CANADA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [CANADA]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ROSS ISLAND; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

CETACEA; DISSOSTICHUS MAWSONI; ORCINUS ORCA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 70449130363     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.35.3.2009.334     Document Type: Review

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