Sealworm (<i>Pseudoterranova decipiens</i>) infection in the benthic cottid (<i>Taurulus bubalis</i>) in relation to population increase of harbour seal (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in Skagerrak, Sweden

Sealworm (<i>Pseudoterranova decipiens</i>) infection in the benthic cottid (<i>Taurulus bubalis</i>) in relation to population increase of harbour seal (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in Skagerrak, Sweden

In Koster archipelago (northern Skagerrak, Sweden) the harbour seal population increased from approximately 350 to more than 1000 individuals between 1988 and 1998. During the same period, sealworm (Pseudoterranova decipiens) abundance in the most heavily infected fish species, bullrout (Myoxocepahu...

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Main Authors: Sven-Gunnar Lunneryd, Karl Inne Ugland, Paul Eric Aspholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2001-11-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Subjects:
Sealworms
Pseudoterranova decipiens
hosts
harbour seal
Sweden
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2958

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