TitleAssessment of harbor seal predation on adult salmonids in a Pacific Northwest estuary
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsWright, Bryan E., Susan D. Riemer, Robin F. Brown, Aicha M. Ougzin, and Katherine A. Bucklin
Secondary TitleEcological Applications
Volume17
Number2
Paginationp.338-351
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Valley QH540 .E273, Electronic Subscription
KeywordsCoho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, English sole = Parophrys vetulus, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasii
NotesFall, 2002 study of diets of harbor seals in the Alsea River. Most common prey were Pacific herring and English sole, but the authors estimated that harbor seals consumed around 20% of the estimated run of coho salmon in the Alsea during the fall of 2002.
DOI10.1890/05-1941