Author:
Begg Gavin A.,Hopper Glen A.
Abstract
Seasonal feeding and dietary overlap patterns between school mackerel
(Scomberomorus queenslandicus) and spotted mackerel
(S. munroi) in Queensland east-coast waters, Australia
(16˚S to 28˚S), were examined from June 1992 to January 1995. School
mackerel have a more diverse diet than spotted mackerel, with the diets of
both species being dominated by pilchards, anchovies and herring. Dietary
overlap between school and spotted mackerel appeared to be limited owing to
temporal and spatial separation. The seasonal availability of certain prey
items may play an important role in attracting mackerel into inshore waters
where they become accessible to the commercial and recreational fisheries.
Subject
Ecology,Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Oceanography
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