Cormorant catch concerns for fishers: estimating the size-selectivity of a piscivorous bird.

Conflict arises in fisheries worldwide when piscivorous birds target fish species of commercial value. This paper presents a method for estimating size selectivity functions for piscivores and uses it to compare predation selectivities of Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis L. 1758) with...

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Main Authors: Vladimir Troynikov, Athol Whitten, Harry Gorfine, Zilvinas Pūtys, Eglė Jakubavičiūtė, Linas Ložys, Justas Dainys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3820684?pdf=render