ǂThe ǂdiet of the Mediterranean shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii roosting along the Slovenian coast

Lovrenc Lipej (Author), Borut Mavrič (Author), Roberto Odorico (Author), Urša Koce (Author)

Abstract

Five hundred pellets of the Mediterranean Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii were collected at three roost-sites along the Slovenian coast and analysed. The diet was characterized mostly by the dominance of bottom dwelling fish species of the appropriate size. The Black Goby Gobius niger was the most dominant prey and represented the Shag’s main prey in the studied area (IRI% = 64.0). The results of the study confirm that the Mediterranean Shag preys mainly on fish species which are without commercial value for local fisheries.

Keywords

vranjeki;ribojede ptice;pojavljanje;počivališča;sredozemski vranjek;severni Jadran;slovenska obala;piscivorous birds;occurrence;roosts;otoliths;Northern Adriatic;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2016
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	NIB - National Institute of Biology
UDC:	598.2
COBISS:	4267343
ISSN:	0351-2851
Views:	65
Downloads:	26
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Other data

Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Prehrana sredozemskega vranjeka Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii na počivališčih vzdolž slovenske obale
Secondary keywords:	vranjeki;ribojede ptice;pojavljanje;počivališča;sredozemski vranjek;severni Jadran;slovenska obala;Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii;
Source comment:	Besedilo v angl.;
Pages:	str. 151-158
Volume:	ǂLetn. ǂ37
Issue:	ǂšt. ǂ170/171
Chronology:	2016
DOI:	10.1515/acro-2016-0008
ID:	24618635