The foraging activity and provisioning strategies of Antarctic fur seals in relation to changes in oceanographic conditions at the Kerguelen Archipelago ...

• Main Author: Lea, M-A
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University Of Tasmania 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Cap Noir; Indian; Kerguelen; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella; King Penguins
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/23228246.v1; https://figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/thesis/The_foraging_activity_and_provisioning_strategies_of_Antarctic_fur_seals_in_relation_to_changes_in_oceanographic_conditions_at_the_Kerguelen_Archipelago/23228246/1

The study examined how the foraging activity, foraging efficiency and the pup provisioning of a top marine predator, the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), were affected by inter-annual variability in oceanographic conditions and prey availability in the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone (APFZ),...