Foraging behaviour of a continental shelf marine predator, the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), is associated with in situ, subsurface oceanographic conditions

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• foraging behavior 86%
• continental shelf 61%
• predator 57%
• chlorophyll a 48%
• water column 43%
• in situ 41%
• in situ measurement 25%
• environmental conditions 20%
• temperature 20%
• animal 18%
• decision 16%
• physical conditions 14%
• trophic level 13%
• GPS 10%
• phytoplankton 10%
• productivity 9%
• biomass 8%
• ecosystem 7%
• summer 7%
• test 5%
• distribution 4%
• effect 3%
• method 2%

Agriculture & Biology

• Halichoerus grypus 100%
• continental shelf 88%
• seals 68%
• foraging 52%
• predators 49%
• chlorophyll 27%
• water 15%
• temperature 15%
• environmental factors 12%
• Nova Scotia 12%
• primary productivity 11%
• trophic levels 10%
• phytoplankton 10%
• Canada 8%
• animals 8%
• ecosystems 7%
• breeds 6%
• summer 6%
• biomass 5%
• gender 5%
• testing 3%
• methodology 2%