Review of the current distribution of southern elephant seals in the eastern South Pacific

• Main Authors: J Acevedo, A Aguayo-Lobo, JL Brito, D Torres, B Cáceres, A Vila, M Cardeña, P Acuña
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
• Subjects: Microbiology; FOS Biological sciences; Physiology; Evolutionary Biology; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; Inorganic Chemistry; FOS Chemical sciences; Plant Biology; Cape Horn; Pacific; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3376417; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Review_of_the_current_distribution_of_southern_elephant_seals_in_the_eastern_South_Pacific/3376417/1

The eastern South Pacific southern elephant seal population was extinguished by extensive hunting and the current presence of this species in this area is not well understood. We reviewed existing records from the 1900s to 2014 in the eastern South Pacific, as well as tagged seals and movement recor...