Is food supply for shellfish-eating birds in the western Wadden Sea affected by the between-species synchrony in year-to-year fluctuations of bivalve population parameters?

Is food supply for shellfish-eating birds in the western Wadden Sea affected by the between-species synchrony in year-to-year fluctuations of bivalve population parameters?

Abstract For a better understanding of functioning and stability of ecosystems, it is important to know to what extent constituent species show similarity in their long-term fluctuation patterns, i.e. whether their numbers and biomass frequently show simultaneous peaks and lows. Synchronic peaks and...

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Main Authors: J. J. Beukema, R. Dekker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Helgoland Marine Research
Subjects:
Annual recruitment
Survival
Seasonal weight gain
Biomass
Long-term data series
Wadden Sea
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10152-019-0530-1

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