| GAP's
primary goal is to document trophic relationships between Steller
sea lions, their prey, predators, and potential competitors
in waters near Kodiak
Island, an area of continued sea lion declines and
extensive commercial fishing. Through integrated studies that
overlap spatially and temporally, GAP will assess the degree
of dietary overlap among Kodiak's sympatric apex predators while
exploring processes that drive populations of their prey within
a dynamic marine environment. |