Food items reported for Salvelinus alpinus
n = 82
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes sp. Norway recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Cottus aleuticus Alaska juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pollachius virens Norway recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified small gadids (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Alaska juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Oncorhynchus kisutch Alaska juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Oncorhynchus nerka Alaska juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified smelt (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified sticklebacks UK Scotland juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified capelin (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified sand eels (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. Insects unidentified terrestrial coleopterans France juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. Insects unidentified terrestrial organisms UK Engld Wal juv./adults
others others n.a./others unidentified terrestrial dipterans France juv./adults
others others n.a./others unidentified terrestrial hemipterans France juv./adults
others others n.a./others unidentified terrestrial hymenopterans France juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds macrophytes UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Gammarus lacustris Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Eurycercus lamellatus Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns freshwater shrimps UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Limnephilus sp. Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chaoborids UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chironomid larvae Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Chironomid pupae France juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chironomidae Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Diamesa Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects Eukiefferiella minor Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects Euorthocladius frigidus Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects midge UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Orthocladius oblidens Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects Rheocricotopus effusus Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chironomid larvae France juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chironomid larvae Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chironomid pupae Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects beetles UK Scotland juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified aquatic coleoptera France juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Diptera Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified dipteran larvae France juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified dipterans Alaska juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Atalanta stagnalis Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects Ephemeroptera Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects mayfly UK Scotland juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects alderfly UK Scotland juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Megaloptera Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Capnia vidua Iceland Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects stonefly UK Scotland juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified plecopterans France juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified simuliid larvae France juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Tipulidae Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Caddis fly UK Scotland juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Trichoptera Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified trichopterans France juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects midwater & surface water insects UK Scotland juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified insects Alaska juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves pea shells UK Scotland juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Pisidium sp. Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Lymnaea sp. Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates Hydracarina Norway recruits/juv.
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unidentified UK Scotland juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentified worms UK Scotland juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified Norway recruits/juv.
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unidentified percopsid eggs UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Oncorhynchus nerka Alaska adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Salvelinus alpinus (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Stickleback eggs Norway recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified UK Scotland juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Bosmina UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Bosmina longispina Norway recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Bythotrephes UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Daphnia UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Holopedium gibberum Norway recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Leptodora UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Thysanoessa sp. Norway recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Mysis UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Parathemisto sp. Norway recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Calanus finmarchicus Norway recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Cyclops UK Engld Wal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Cyclops abyssorum Iceland Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Diaptomus UK Engld Wal juv./adults
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