Aerial surveys for pack-ice seals along the Ingrid Christensen and Princess Astrid Coasts, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Threatened Taxa
• Main Authors: R.S. Kumar, J.A. Johnson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2014
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; East Antarctica; Austral; Weddell; Christensen; Hydrurga; Antarc*; Antarctica; Astrid Coast; Crabeater Seal; Hydrurga leptonyx; Ice Shelf; Leopard Seal; Princess Astrid Coast; Sea ice; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3817.6230-8; https://doaj.org/article/36d03fbdb509406792deac7777870710

We conducted aerial surveys in the austral summer of 2009-2010 to count and record the spatial distribution patterns of pack-ice seals hauled-out along the Ingrid Christensen and Princess Astrid coast of East Antarctica. A total of 3,601 hauled-out seals were counted from six aerial surveys totallin...