Spatial utilisation of fast‐ice by Weddell seals Leptonychotes weddelli during winter

• Published in: Ecography
• Main Authors: Lake, Samantha, Wotherspoon, Simon, Burton, Harry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2005
• Subjects: East Antarctica; Gam; Prydz Bay; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Leptonychotes weddelli; Sea ice; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0906-7590.2005.03949.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0906-7590.2005.03949.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0906-7590.2005.03949.x

This study describes the distribution of Weddell seals Leptonychotes weddelli in winter (May–September 1999) at the Vestfold Hills, in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica. Specifically, we describe the spatial extent of haul‐out sites in shore–fast sea‐ice, commonly referred to as fast‐ice. As winter progres...