A novel top-down approach to ecosystem management using multivariate foraging strategies of an iconic marine top-predator

了解与海洋生产力有关的捕食者聚集模式，对于制定保护海洋生境和物种的生态系统一级养护计划至关重要。该项目旨在开发一种新的方法来测量海洋生态系统中的猎物丰度和可用性，以管理顶级捕食者的资源。这将特别有利于那些迫切需要保护经济重要性太低而不值得进行昂贵的海上研究的被捕食物种的地区。

Understanding predator aggregation patterns in relation to marine productivity is critical in designing ecosystem-level conservation plans for protecting marine habitats and species. The project aims to develop a new approach to measure prey abundance and availability in the marine ecosystem for the management of resources of top-predators. This will be of specific benefit in areas where a strong need exists for conservation of prey species with economic importance too low to justify expensive at-sea research.