Energy-Rich Mesopelagic Fishes Revealed as a Critical Prey Resource for a Deep-Diving Predator Using Quantitative Fatty Acid Signature Analysis

Energy-Rich Mesopelagic Fishes Revealed as a Critical Prey Resource for a Deep-Diving Predator Using Quantitative Fatty Acid Signature Analysis

Understanding the diet of deep-diving predators can provide essential insight to the trophic structure of the mesopelagic ecosystem. Comprehensive population-level diet estimates are exceptionally difficult to obtain for elusive marine predators due to the logistical challenges involved in observing...

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Main Authors: Chandra Goetsch, Melinda G. Conners, Suzanne M. Budge, Yoko Mitani, William A. Walker, Jeffrey F. Bromaghin, Samantha E. Simmons, Colleen Reichmuth, Daniel P. Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
lipid
biochemical diet analysis
QFASA
Mirounga angustirostris
northern elephant seal
mesopelagic food web
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00430/full

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