Changes in forage fish community indicated by the diet of the Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) in the central California Current

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 146, Issue , 2015, Pages 50-58

  Elliott, Meredith L ^a   Bradley, Russell W ^a   Robinette, Dan P ^a   Jahncke, Jaime ^a  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brandt's cormorant; Central California Current; Diet; Forage fish; Nearshore; Offshore

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; FISH; PRODUCTIVITY;

BRANDT'S CORMORANT; CALIFORNIA CURRENT; FORAGE FISH; NEARSHORES; OFFSHORE;

NUTRITION;

COLONY; DIET; FINFISH; FLATFISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA CURRENT; FARALLON ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POINT ARGUELLO; UNITED STATES;

CERORHINCA; CERORHINCA MONOCERATA; ENGRAULIS MORDAX; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX PENICILLATUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; SEBASTES;

EID: 84926663792     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.07.015     Document Type: Article

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