Long-Term Stability in the Trophic Ecology of a Pelagic Forager Living in a Changing Marine Ecosystem

Long-Term Stability in the Trophic Ecology of a Pelagic Forager Living in a Changing Marine Ecosystem

Natural or human-induced environmental changes can modify the structure of ecological communities and thus alter food web interactions. After the collapse of hake stocks (Merluccius hubbsi) provoked by fisheries over the Patagonian shelf in 1997 profound changes have taken place in the community, in...

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Main Authors: Damián G. Vales, Luis Cardona, Rocío Loizaga, Néstor A. García, Enrique A. Crespo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
high trophic level marine predator
Patagonian shelf
South American fur seals
dietary reconstruction
stable isotope analysis
δ13C
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00087/full

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