Regional Variation in Winter Foraging Strategies by Weddell Seals in Eastern Antarctica and the Ross Sea

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Rob Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell, Clive R. McMahon, Kimberly T. Goetz, Jean-Benoit Charrassin, Karine Heerah, Rachel Holser, Ian D. Jonsen, Michelle R. Shero, Xavier Hoenner, Rose Foster, Baukje Lenting, Esther Tarszisz, Matthew Harry Pinkerton
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: marine protected areas; Antarctica; marine ecosystems; bathymetry; ecosystem monitoring; Weddell seals; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Ross Sea; Prydz Bay; Weddell; Terre Adélie; Terre-Adélie; Antarc*; Sea ice; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.720335; https://doaj.org/article/b6e2de081f8442708aaabe8449cb2a6b

The relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic determinants of animal foraging is often difficult to quantify. The most southerly breeding mammal, the Weddell seal, remains in the Antarctic pack-ice year-round. We compared Weddell seals tagged at three geographically and hydrographically distinc...