Sand lance: a review of biology and predator relations and annotated bibliography.

Martin D. Robards; Mary F. Willson; Robert H. Armstrong; John F. Piatt

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-521

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Sand lance: a review of biology and predator relations and annotated bibliography.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Martin D. Robards, Mary F. Willson, Robert H. Armstrong, John F. Piatt

Year:

1999

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-521

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-521. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

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Abstract

Sand lance (Ammodytes) constitute a major prey for at least some populations of over 100 species of consumer, including 40 species of birds, 12 species of marine mammals, 45 species of fishes, and some invertebrates. Variation in the availability of sand lance (and other forage fishes) can have major effects on the breeding success and survival of their predators. Commercial fishing and other pressures on sand lance populations potentially have ramifying effects on many species of wildlife.

Keywords

Sand lance, Ammodytes, predator/prey, seabirds, marine mammals, forage fish, predatory fish, Alaska

Citation

Robards, Martin D.; Willson, Mary F.; Armstrong, Robert H.; Piatt, John F., eds. 2000. Sand lance: a review of biology and predator relations and annotated bibliography. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-521. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station