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| Trenkel, Verena; Pinnegar, J; Dawson, W; Du Buit, M; Tidd, A. |
| The spatial and temporal structure of predator-prey relationships in the Celtic Sea was investigated for 4 commercially important predator species (cod Gadus morhua, hake Merluccius merluccius, megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, and whiting Merlangius merlangus) using stomach-content and bottom-trawl survey data for the period 1982 to 1995. Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou were consumed more often during the summer months, whereas mackerel Scomber scombrus and Trisopterus spp. (poor cod T minutus, Norway pout T esmarkii, and bib T luscus) were found more often in predator stomachs during the winter half-year. On a spatial scale, blue whiting was consumed over the shelf edge, in accordance with their higher densities in the environment, while mackerel,... |
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Palavras-chave: Spatial distribution; Season; Celtic Sea; Preference; Stomach contents; Diet. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-3619.pdf |
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| Pinnegar, J; Trenkel, Verena; Tidd, A; Dawson, W; Du Buit, M. |
| Feeding preferences of Celtic Sea fishes were investigated using a database of stomach content records, collected between 1977 and 1994. The diet of cod Gadus morhua, hake Merluccius merluccius, megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, whiting Merlangius merlangus and saithe Pollachius virens changed markedly as the animals grew larger, and although large predators generally chose larger bodied prey, the variability of prey sizes consumed also increased. Large predators continued to select small, low value, benthic prey (e.g. Callionymus spp. and Trisopterus spp.) which were easier to catch, rather than larger, more energy lucrative pelagic prey (e.g. mackerel Scomber scombrus), even though these pelagic prey-fishes were nearly always available and were often... |
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Palavras-chave: Stomach contents; Preference; Diet; Celtic Sea; Availability. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2003/publication-607.pdf |
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