Modelling prey consumption and switching by UK grey seals

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-89

  Smout, Sophie ^a   Rindorf, Anna ^b   Hammond, Philip S ^a   Harwood, John ^a   Matthiopoulos, Jason ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

apparent competition; Cod recovery program; encounter rate; Gadhus morhua; Halichoerus grypus; predator trap; predator prey interaction; prey preference; prey suitability

Indexed keywords

APPARENT COMPETITION; DIET; ENCOUNTER RATE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GADOID; GENERALIST; MORTALITY; PINNIPED; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY CAPTURE; PREY PREFERENCE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUCCESSION;

EID: 84890517241     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst109     Document Type: Article

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