Food items reported for Alca torda
n = 23
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes South Shetland juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes Canada adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes americanus Canada adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes hexapterus Canada adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes marinus UK juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes marinus Canada adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified sandeels (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Capelin Canada juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupea harengus South Shetland juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupea harengus Denmark adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus teres Denmark adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus whiteheadi Denmark adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardina pilchardus Denmark adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardinops sagax Denmark adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sprattus sprattus South Shetland juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sprattus sprattus Denmark adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified herring (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Fish Iceland juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Mallotus villosus Canada adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified capelin (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Crustaceans Canada juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Clupea pallasii Denmark adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Krill Iceland juv./adults
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