Exploring the Influence of Food and Temperature on North Sea Sandeels Using a New Dynamic Energy Budget Model

The zooplanktivorous schooling fish sandeels A. marinus comprise a quarter of North Sea fish biomass and are essential food for a number of marine mammals and birds. However, in recent decades there has been a decline in the abundance of older sandeels, with increased overwinter mortality proposed a...

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Main Authors: Alan MacDonald, Douglas C. Speirs, Simon P. R. Greenstreet, Michael R. Heath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00339/full