Effects of Hydrographic Variability on the Spatial, Seasonal and Diel Diving Patterns of Southern Elephant

• Main Authors: Seals Eastern, Weddell Sea, Martin Biuw, Ole Anders Nøst, Audun Stien, Qin Zhou, Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Dronning Maud Land; Weddell; Bouvetøya; Antarc*; Elephant Seals; Sea ice; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.349.2574

Weddell Sea hydrography and circulation is driven by influx of Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) at its eastern margin. Entrainment and upwelling of this high-nutrient, oxygen-depleted water mass within the Weddell Gyre also supports the mesopelagic ecosystem...