Environmental conditions and prey-switching by a seabird predator impact juvenile salmon survival

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 174, Issue , 2017, Pages 54-63

  Wells, Brian K ^a   Santora, Jarrod A ^b   Henderson, Mark J ^c   Warzybok, Pete ^d   Jahncke, Jaime ^d   Bradley, Russell W ^d   Huff, David D ^e   Schroeder, Isaac D ^f,g   Nelson, Peter ^g,h   Field, John C ^a   Ainley, David G ^h  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

California Current; Chinook salmon; Common murre; Ecosystems; Forage fish; Inland water environment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FISH; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; CHINOOK SALMON; COMMON MURRE; FORAGE FISH; INLAND WATERS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INLAND SEA; JUVENILE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SALMONID; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPHIC CONTROL; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; GULF OF FARALLONES; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ENGRAULIS MORDAX; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SEBASTES; URIA AALGE;

EID: 85019694284     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2017.05.008     Document Type: Article

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