Antarctic Radiocarbon Reservoir: The case of the mummified crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) in Bodman Cape, Seymour Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Radiocarbon
• Main Authors: Negrete, Javier, Soibelzon, Esteban, Tonni, Eduardo Pedro, Carlini, Alejandro, Poljak, Sebastián, Huarte, Roberto Andrés, Carbonari, Jorge Eduardo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Arizona. Department of Geosciences
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; SEALS; RESERVOIR EFECT; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Argentino; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Nacella; Bodman; Antarc*; Antarctica; Crabeater Seals; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Euphausia superba; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/106696

At least 50% of the world’s seal population is distributed in the pack-ice region surrounding Antarctica. Among the Antarctic seals, Lobodon carcinophaga (commonly known as “crabeater seals”) are the most abundant. This is a krill-feeding species, subsisting primarily on Euphausia superba. The occur...