Using a recreational grade echosounder to quantify the potential prey field of coastal predators.

Quantifying the distribution of prey greatly improves models of habitat use by marine predators and can assist in determining threats to both predators and prey. Small epipelagic fishes are important prey for many predators yet their distribution is difficult to quantify due to extreme patchiness. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tom Brough, William Rayment, Steve Dawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217013