Spatio-temporal foraging patterns of a giant zooplanktivore, the leatherback turtle

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-234

  Fossette, Sabrina ^a   Hobson, Victoria J ^a   Girard, Charlotte ^b   Calmettes, Beatriz ^b   Gaspar, Philippe ^b   Georges, Jean Yves ^c   Hays, Graeme C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CLS   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Diving pattern; Foraging behavior; Leatherback turtle; Migration strategy; North Atlantic Ocean; Zooplankton distribution

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIO-INDICATORS; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEBS; FORAGING BEHAVIORS; HIGHER LATITUDES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIGRATION STRATEGY; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; SPATIO-TEMPORAL; TRACKING DATA; ZOOPLANKTON DISTRIBUTIONS;

ANIMALS; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); ECOSYSTEMS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BIOINDICATOR; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; JELLYFISH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PLANKTIVORE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TURTLE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

ANIMALIA; DERMOCHELYIDAE; SCYPHOZOA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77949274484     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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