Long‐lived top predators shape biodiversity structure in their ecosystems and predator–prey
interactions are critical in decoding how communities function. Studies on the foraging …

Wildlife population dynamics are shaped by multiple natural and anthropogenic factors,
including predation, competition, stressful life history events, and external environmental …

Simple Summary It is well known that the occurrence of microplastics (MP) is ubiquitous in
both water compartments and in biota. Nevertheless, knowledge on the microplastic …

Grey seal predation on marine mammals has been reported throughout the northern
hemisphere except for the Baltic Sea. After the Baltic subspecies (Halichoerus grypus …

Studies on host–parasite systems that have experienced distributional shifts, range
fragmentation, and population declines in the past can provide information regarding how …

The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is a fish-eating mammal and an apex predator in the
Baltic Sea. It serves as the definitive host for several parasite species that utilize fish as …

Simple Summary We performed post-mortem investigations of 121 Common Eiders
(Somateria mollissima), which were incidentally caught in fishing gear from 2017 to 2019 in …

Corynosoma strumosum (Acanthocephala), a widespread parasite of pinnipeds, is reported
in marine foraging North American mink (Neogale vison) and river otter (Lontra canadensis) …

Simple Summary In the 1970s it was discovered that seal populations in the Baltic Sea had
decreased severely due to hunting and high levels of contaminants. Lesions were found in …

The aim of the quality status report is to inform about the actual status of the harbour seal,
grey seal and harbour porpoise within the Wadden Sea Area of Denmark, Germany and the …