Ecological value of coastal habitats for commercially and ecologically important species
Many exploited fish and macroinvertebrates that utilize the coastal zone have declined, and
the causes of these declines, apart from overfishing, remain largely unresolved. Degradation …
the causes of these declines, apart from overfishing, remain largely unresolved. Degradation …
Stable isotopes demonstrate seasonally stable benthic‐pelagic coupling as newly fixed nutrients are rapidly transferred through food chains in an estuarine fish …
MRD Cobain, RAR McGill… - Journal of Fish Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Seasonal differences in the availability of resources potentially result in the food web
architecture also varying through time. Stable isotope analyses are a logistically simple but …
architecture also varying through time. Stable isotope analyses are a logistically simple but …
Food web functioning of the benthopelagic community in a deep-sea seamount based on diet and stable isotope analyses
Trophic interactions in the deep-sea fish community of the Galicia Bank seamount (NE
Atlantic) were inferred by using stomach contents analyses (SCA) and stable isotope …
Atlantic) were inferred by using stomach contents analyses (SCA) and stable isotope …
Tracking, feather moult and stable isotopes reveal foraging behaviour of a critically endangered seabird during the non‐breeding season
Aim The movement patterns of marine top predators are likely to reflect responses to prey
distributions, which themselves can be influenced by factors such as climate and fisheries …
distributions, which themselves can be influenced by factors such as climate and fisheries …
Two's company, three'sa crowd: fine-scale habitat partitioning by depth among sympatric species of marine mesopredator
NE Humphries, SJ Simpson, VJ Wearmouth… - Marine Ecology …, 2016 - int-res.com
A sympatric assemblage of morphologically similar predators is expected to exhibit fine-
scale habitat segregation, or resource partitioning, to reduce the effects of direct competition …
scale habitat segregation, or resource partitioning, to reduce the effects of direct competition …
Development of the large fish indicator and associated target for a Northeast Atlantic fish community
The large fish indicator (LFI) was developed to support the North Sea fish community
Ecological Quality Objective (EcoQO) pilot study, intended to establish an operational …
Ecological Quality Objective (EcoQO) pilot study, intended to establish an operational …
Evidence of resource partitioning between fin and sei whales during the twentieth-century whaling period
Investigating resource partitioning of marine predators is essential for understanding
coexistence of sympatric species and the functional role they play in marine ecosystems …
coexistence of sympatric species and the functional role they play in marine ecosystems …
Small-scale spatial variations of trawling impact on food web structure
I Preciado, NL Arroyo, JM González-Irusta… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bottom trawling is one of the main anthropogenic pressures that impact soft-bottom habitats,
directly affecting benthic and demersal communities, as well as their food web structure. To …
directly affecting benthic and demersal communities, as well as their food web structure. To …
Variability in resource use of sympatric cowfish Aracana aurita and A. ornata in southeastern Australian waters
Sympatric species that share morphological similarities tend to diversify their prey resources
to coexist. The striped cowfish (Aracana aurita) and ornate cowfish (A. ornata) live together …
to coexist. The striped cowfish (Aracana aurita) and ornate cowfish (A. ornata) live together …
A comparison between two GAM models in quantifying relationships of environmental variables with fish richness and diversity indices
Various regression methods can be used to quantify the relationships between fish
populations and their environment. Strong correlations often existing between …
populations and their environment. Strong correlations often existing between …