Marine mammal occurrence in deep waters of the Brazil-Malvinas confluence off Argentina during summer

• Main Authors: Mandiola, María Agustina, Giardino, Gisela Vanina, Bastida, Julian, Rodriguez, Diego Horacio, Bastida, Ricardo Oscar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Argentino de Investigación de las Zonas Áridas. Unidad de Zoología y Ecología Animal
• Subjects: Brazil-Malvinas Confluence; Arctocephalus australis; Pinnipeds; Top predator; Cetáceos; Convergéncia Brasil-Malvinas; Pinípedes; Predadores topo; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Austral; Argentino; Argentina; Argentine; Cachalote; Sob’; Vanina; Balaenoptera borealis; cachalote; Physeter macrocephalus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/55007

This article presents the results of marine mammal occurrence at the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence in the Argentine Sea shelf break during a summer survey. A total of 61 marine mammal sightings were recorded. The most frequent species recorded were South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis; 75....