Table 6.
Number of stomach samples (N) and total length (TL) range (i.e. minimum–maximum length in cm) of anchovy.
| TL (cm) | Gut content characterization (N) | DNA metabarcoding (N) | TL (cm) | Stable Isotope Analysis (N) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSA07 | E.enc | 8.50–11.00 | 40 (juv) | 10 (juv) | 8.50–12.40 | 26 (juv) + 13 (ad) |
| S.pil | 9.60–12.80 | 40 (juv) | 10 (juv) | 9.60–12.90 | 38 (juv) | |
| GSA06-North | E.enc | 8.90–14.80 | 15 (juv) + 20 (ad) | 15 (juv) + 20 (ad) | 8.90–14.50 | 14 (juv) + 14 (ad) |
| S.pil | 7.80–16.90 | 15 (juv) + 15 (ad) | 15 (juv) + 15 (ad) | 7.80–16.90 | 12 (juv) + 12 (ad) | |
| GSA06-South | E.enc | 9.20–16.20 | 6 (juv) + 22 (ad) | 6 (juv) + 22 (ad) | 9.20–16.20 | 6 (juv) + 16 (ad) |
| S.pil | 8.50–17.80 | 15 (juv) + 19 (ad) | 15 (juv) + 15 (ad) | 8.50–17.70 | 12 (juv) + 15 (ad) | |
| All samples | E.enc | 8.50–16.20 | 103 | 73 | 8.50–16.20 | 89 |
| S.pil | 7.80–17.80 | 104 | 70 | 7.80–17.70 | 89 | |
(E.enc: Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (S.pil: Sardina pilchardus). Results are presented by area, ontogenetic stage (juv: juveniles; ad: adults) and method applied for the analyses: gut content characterization under the microscope and DNA metabarcoding (i.e. the same fish were used for these two methods), and Stable Isotopes