Female Antarctic fur seal isotope data from Marion Island

• Other Authors: HINDELL, MARK A. (hasPrincipalInvestigator), HINDELL, MARK A. (processor), VIRTUE, PATTI (hasPrincipalInvestigator), VIRTUE, PATTI (processor), LEA, MARY-ANNE (hasPrincipalInvestigator), LEA, MARY-ANNE (processor), BESTER, MARTHAN (hasPrincipalInvestigator), DE BRUYN, PJ NICO (hasPrincipalInvestigator), OOSTHUIZEN, CHRIS (hasPrincipalInvestigator), WALTERS, ANDREA (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
• Subjects: biota; oceans; SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; CARNIVORES; SPECIES LIFE HISTORY; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS; Fur Seals; Isotopes; Tracking; Marion Island; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FIELD SURVEYS; LABORATORY; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella; walrus*
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/female-antarctic-fur-marion-island/700081; https://doi.org/10.4225/15/531FED6DCCE91; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_2940_Marion_Island_Isotopes; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

To quantify the dietary preferences and trophic level consumption of post-breeding adult female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella), we analysed the carbon:nitrogen composition of whiskers and blood samples from the females. Females were captured towards the end of the lactation period (March/April) and whiskers and a blood sample were collected at this time. Females were generally recaptured just prior to or after giving birth the following season and a further whisker and blood sample were collected at this time. Metadata for each individual include: Site, GLS ID, year, flipper tag number, season, sampling date, tissue type, whisker segment number, cumulative length along whisker of the segment, d15N, d13C, percentage N, percentage C and CN ratio.