Food items reported for Melanitta nigra
n = 20
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo (not available) adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex (not available) adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Kondakovia longimana (not available) adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Teuthida (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupea harengus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus teres (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus whiteheadi (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardina pilchardus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardinops sagax (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sprattus sprattus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Exocoetidae (not available) adults
others others n.a./others Others (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Branchiopoda (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Polyartemia (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Trichoptera (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Mya arenaria Germany juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Mytilus edulis Germany juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Clupea pallasii (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Brachyura (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Shrimps, prawns (not available) adults
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