Title | Assessment of harbor seal predation on adult salmonids in a Pacific Northwest estuary |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2007 |
Authors | Wright, Bryan E., Susan D. Riemer, Robin F. Brown, Aicha M. Ougzin, and Katherine A. Bucklin |
Secondary Title | Ecological Applications |
Volume | 17 |
Number | 2 |
Pagination | p.338-351 |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley QH540 .E273, Electronic Subscription |
Keywords | Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, English sole = Parophrys vetulus, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasii |
Notes | Fall, 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. |
DOI | 10.1890/05-1941 |