Overlap in distribution and diets of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus) and blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in the Norwegian Sea during late summer

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 442-460

  Langøy, Herdis ^a   Nøttestad, Leif ^a   Skaret, Georg ^a   Broms, Cecilie ^a   Fernö, Anders ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

diet; interspecific competition; Norwegian Sea; Planktivorous fish; spatial overlap

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPAWNING;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

CALANUS; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS;

EID: 84860806174     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2011.642803     Document Type: Article

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