Recent population change of the southern elephant seal at Îles Crozet and Îles Kerguelen: the end of the decrease?

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Guinet, Christophe, Jouventin, Pierre, Weimerskirch, Henri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Îles Kerguelen; Kerguelen; Antarctic Science; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Îles Crozet; Killer Whale; Southern Elephant Seal; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102099000255; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102099000255

The elephant seal populations breeding on the Îles Crozet and Kerguelen were regularly surveyed over the last three decades. At Îles Kerguelen the number of breeding females decreased at an annual rate of 3.6% between 1970 and 1987, then increased at an annual rate of 1.1% to 1997. At Îles Crozet, t...