CS-PHOC: weekly census counts of Southern Ocean phocids at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island

• Published in: Scientific Data
• Main Authors: Samuel M. Woodman, Renato Borras-Chavez, Michael E. Goebel, Daniel Torres, Anelio Aguayo, Douglas J. Krause
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2024
• Subjects: Science; Q; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Elephant Seal; Livingston Island; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Ocean; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03744-9; https://doaj.org/article/e7bad33aa4e34d87b77aa8335f7eef69

Abstract Rapid climatic warming of the Antarctic Peninsula is driving regional population declines and distribution shifts of predators and prey. Affected species include Antarctic ice seals and the southern elephant seal, all of which rely on the peninsula region for critical stages of their life c...