Pinnipeds and cetaceans in the Strait of Georgia

TitlePinnipeds and cetaceans in the Strait of Georgia
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication1998
AuthorsWinship, A
EditorPauly, D, Pitcher T, Preikshot D
Book TitleBack to the Future: Reconstructing the Strait of Georgia Ecosystem
Pagination53-57
PublisherFisheries Centre Research Reports 6(5)
Accession Number4483049
Keywordsbiological production, biomass, Cetacea, food consumption, INE, Canada, British Columbia, Georgia Strait, LONG-TERM, marine, Marine mammals, Mathematical models, Pinnipedia, prey selection, Q1 01371 General, records
Abstract

Biomass, annual consumption and diet composition of marine mammals in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada, (now and 100 years ago) were estimated for later incorporation into Ecopath mass balance models of the Strait of Georgia ecosystem. Ranges of biomass were provided, rather than discrete numbers. This allows the data to be used with the routine of Ecopath thus allowing explicit consideration of uncertainty.