A reply to McMahon et al.(2008)

• Published in: Journal of Biogeography
• Main Authors: Vergani, Daniel Federico, Labraga, Juan Carlos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Pacific; Argentina; McMahon; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/101473

Recently, McMahon et al. (2008) criticized our article concerning the impacts of climate variability on the reproductive parameters of southern elephant seals (Vergani et al., 2008). We characterized El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate anomalies in the periphery of Antarctica using reanalysed global atmospheric data from Kalnay et al. (1996) encompassing over 40 years of observations. We considered existing evidence for ENSO signals in delineated regions of Antarctica and the current understanding of propagation mechanisms from the source region in the tropical Pacific Ocean to high latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere. Fil: Vergani, Daniel Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Centro de Estudios Territoriales; Argentina Fil: Labraga, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina