Incidental pinnipeds at high latitudes of the Vestfold Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Author: van den Hoff, John
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2024
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Kerguelen; Vestfold Hills; Prydz Bay; Weddell; Vestfold; Hydrurga; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Arctocephalus gazella; Crabeater Seals; Elephant Seals; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Mirounga leonina; Sea ice; Southern Elephant Seals; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102023000391; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102023000391

Abstract Species distributions are predicted to change with future climate-associated ecosystem changes such that so-called ‘vagrant’ individuals may become established or re-establish in areas currently thought to be beyond their principle ranges. Survey data were collated for occurrences of pinnip...