Atlantic cod
Gadus morhua
In Norwegian Current food webs, Atlantic cod can also operate as a higher-level predator when it feeds on forage fish and large pelagic invertebrates.
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About this species
Species identity
In Norwegian Current food webs, Atlantic cod can also operate as a higher-level predator when it feeds on forage fish and large pelagic invertebrates. This flexibility makes it a good example of how trophic position can shift with prey and context.
Where it lives
Atlantic cod ranges widely across the North Atlantic and is important in Norwegian and Barents Sea ecosystems. It uses both shelf and deeper current-influenced waters and can feed across several parts of the food web.
Role in the ecosystem
Atlantic cod helps explain how marine food webs function through its ecological role, habitat use, and connection to broader ecosystem change.
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