Temporal variation in western Hudson Bay ringed seal Phoca hispida diet in relation to environment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 481, Issue , 2013, Pages 269-287

  Chambellant, Magaly ^a,d   Stirling, Ian ^b,c   Ferguson, Steven H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammodytes spp; Bottom up regulation; Feeding habit; Index of global importance; Stable isotope; Stomach content

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; DIET; GADOID; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OPEN WATER; PERCIFORM; PINNIPED; SEA ICE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARVIAT; CANADA; HUDSON BAY; NUNAVUT;

EID: 84877624009     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10134     Document Type: Article

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