Deep-sea predator niche segregation revealed by combined cetacean biologging and eDNA analysis of cephalopod prey

Abstract

Reconstruction of deep-sea cephalopod communities in cetacean foraging zones indicates differentiation on prey size, not species.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 02, 2021
Source ID
10.1126/sciadv.abf5908

Entities

People

  • Danielle S. W. de Jonge
  • Fleur Visser
  • Henk-Jan T. Hoving
  • Janina Fuss
  • Machiel G. Oudejans
  • Oscar Puebla
  • Thorsten Reusch
  • Till Bayer
  • VĂ©ronique Merten

Organizations

  • Dutch Research Council
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
  • German Research Foundation
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • Kiel University
  • Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research
  • University of Amsterdam
  • University of Oldenburg

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Marine Mammal Biology