This paper reviews the current knowledge on the ecology of widely distributed pelagic fish
stocks in the North Atlantic basin with emphasis on their role in the food web and the factors …

We assessed the relative importance of different prey types of the European pilchard
(European sardine) from the late larval to the adult stage. Two different methodologies for …

Characterizing the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems requires a deep
understanding of the dynamics of its populations and the biotic interactions among them. To …

By transferring energy and nutrients from plankton to top predators, forage species play a
major ecological role in marine food webs. While large differences in energy densities have …

Construction of ecosystem models requires detailed information on trophic interactions
which may not be readily available, especially for top predators such as cetaceans. Such …

Abstract Changes in the distribution of the demersal fish species have been identified in
north-European Atlantic waters. The consequence of these changes has been a northward …

Seasonal variations in hydrodynamic conditions play a critical role in prey availability at the
base of the food web and thus have implications for trophic interactions at higher trophic …

Background European sardines are an important fishing resource in the North Atlantic.
Recognized for its great commercial and economic value in southern Europe, this resource …

Cabled video-observatories offer new opportunities to monitor fish species at frequencies
and durations never attained before, quantifying the behavioural activities of their …

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 …