Food items reported for Sardina pilchardus
n = 75
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified plants Greece juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae unidentified Turkey juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unspecified diatoms (not available) adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unspecified diatoms (not available) recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Coscinodiscus spp. Portugal juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unidentified Turkey juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Diploneis spp. Portugal juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Paralia sulcata Portugal juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Thalassionema spp. Portugal juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Thalassiosira spp. Portugal juv./adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Ceratium spp. Portugal juv./adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Dinophysis spp. Portugal juv./adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Prorocentrum micans Portugal juv./adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Protoperidinium spp. Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods Pleuromamma gracilis Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unidentified isopods Turkey juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unidentified bivalves Turkey juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified gastropods Turkey juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unspecified mollusks (not available) adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unspecified mollusks (not available) recruits/juv.
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unspecified forams (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unspecified fish eggs (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified Appendicularia (not available) adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified Appendicularia (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Cirripedia Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates decapod crustacean larvae Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Cypris larvae Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified polychaete larvae (not available) adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified polychaete larvae (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified cladocera Greece juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unspecified cladocerans (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unspecified cladocerans (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unidentified euphausiids Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids mysids Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified calanoids Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Centropages typicus Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified crustacean eggs Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Acartia clausi Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Nannocalanus minor Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Candacia armata Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Candacia armata Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Candacia spp. (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Candacia spp. Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Candacia spp. (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Centropages chierchiae Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Centropages spp. (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Centropages spp. (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Centropages typicus Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Isias clavipes Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Corycaeus spp. Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Corycaeus typicus Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Farranula rostrata Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified Corycaeidae (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified Corycaeidae (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Microsetella rosea (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Microsetella rosea (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Euterpina acutifrons Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Euterpina acutifrons Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Euterpina spp. (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified Euterpinidae (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Pleuromamma gracilis Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oithona nana Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oithona spp (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oncaea media Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oncaea mediterranea Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oncaea spp. (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oncaea spp. Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oncaea spp. (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Temora stylifera Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Temora longicornis Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Temora spp. (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Temora spp. (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Temora stylifera Turkey juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified copepods (not available) juv./adults
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