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Diet composition and feeding of European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in Kiel Bight, western Baltic Sea
Author(s) -
Schaber M.,
Petereit C.,
Paulsen M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02610.x
Subject(s) - engraulis , anchovy , biology , fishery , pelagic zone , baltic sea , competition (biology) , oceanography , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , geology
Diet composition of the expanding southern species European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the western Baltic Sea was investigated. Results revealed an interesting case of bentho‐pelagic coupling with potential implications for local fish species through competition for food resources.