Death age, seasonality, taphonomy and colonization of seal carcasses from Ulu Peninsula, James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Nývlt, Daniel, Fišáková, Miriam Nývltová, Barták, Miloš, Stachoň, Zdeněk, Pavel, Václav, Mlčoch, Bedřich, Láska, Kamil
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Ross Island; Weddell; Prince Gustav Channel; Ulu Peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Crabeater Seal; James Ross Island; Leopard Seals; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410201500036x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410201500036X

Abstract The origin and nature of seal carcasses scattered around the Ulu Peninsula, James Ross Island, is examined using robust and novel multidisciplinary analysis. Spatial distribution analysis indicates their predominance at low elevations and on surfaces with negligible slope. The seals died th...