Foraging behaviour of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in connection to oceanographic conditions in the southern Weddell Sea

• Published in: Progress in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Nachtsheim, Dominik A., Ryan, Svenja, Schröder, Michael, Jensen, Laura, Chris Oosthuizen, W., Bester, Marthán N., Hagen, Wilhelm, Bornemann, Horst
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Ice Shelf; Weddell Sea; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/49185/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/49185/1/Nachtsheim-etal_2019_postprint.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2019.02.013; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.ddf6dfe4-baa9-4489-89d0-a8093e493cae

The region of the Filchner Outflow System (FOS) in the southeastern Weddell Sea is characterized by intensive and complex interactions of different water masses. Dense Ice Shelf Water (ISW) emerging from beneath the ice shelf cavities on the continental shelf, meets Modified Warm Deep Water (MWDW) o...