Decadal changes in blood δ 13 C values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands
International audience Changes in the foraging environment and at-sea distribution of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands were investigated over a decade (2004–2018) using tracking, weaning mass, and blood δ13C values. Females showed either a sub-Antarctic or an Antarctic foraging strateg...
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foraging habitat stable isotopes bio-logging population strategies decadal change Indian sector of the Southern Ocean [SDE]Environmental Sciences Mestre, Julie Authier, Matthieu Cherel, Yves Harcourt, Robert Mcmahon, Clive A. Hindell, Mark A. Charrassin, Jean-Benoit Guinet, Christophe Decadal changes in blood δ 13 C values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands |
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International audience Changes in the foraging environment and at-sea distribution of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands were investigated over a decade (2004–2018) using tracking, weaning mass, and blood δ13C values. Females showed either a sub-Antarctic or an Antarctic foraging strategy, and no significant shift in their at-sea distribution was detected between 2004 and 2017. The proportion of females foraging in sub-Antarctic versus Antarctic habitats did not change over the 2006–2018 period. Pup weaning mass varied according to the foraging habitat of their mothers. The weaning mass of sub-Antarctic foraging mothers’ pups decreased by 11.7 kg over the study period, but they were on average 5.8 kg heavier than pups from Antarctic foraging mothers. Pup blood δ13C values decreased by 1.1‰ over the study period regardless of their sex and the presumed foraging habitat of their mothers. Together, these results suggest an ecological change is occurring within the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean with possible consequences on the foraging performance of southern elephant seals. We hypothesize that this shift in δ13C is related to a change in primary production and/or in the composition of phytoplankton communities, but this requires further multidisciplinary investigations. |
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Decadal changes in blood δ 13 C values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands |
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Decadal changes in blood δ 13 C values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands |
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Decadal changes in blood δ 13 C values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands |
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Decadal changes in blood δ 13 C values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands |
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Decadal changes in blood δ 13 C values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands |
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decadal changes in blood δ 13 c values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from kerguelen islands |
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ftinraparis:oai:HAL:hal-02928065v1 2024-09-15T17:46:28+00:00 Decadal changes in blood δ 13 C values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands Mestre, Julie Authier, Matthieu Cherel, Yves Harcourt, Robert Mcmahon, Clive A. Hindell, Mark A. Charrassin, Jean-Benoit Guinet, Christophe Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) ADERA PESSAC FRA Partenaires IRSTEA Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA) Macquarie University Sydney Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Hobart (IMAS) University of Tasmania Hobart, Australia (UTAS) Processus et interactions de fine échelle océanique (PROTEO) Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)) École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-École polytechnique (X) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-École polytechnique (X) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité) 2020-08-26 https://hal.science/hal-02928065 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1544 en eng HAL CCSD Royal Society, The info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.1544 hal-02928065 https://hal.science/hal-02928065 doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.1544 PUBMEDCENTRAL: PMC7482287 WOS: 000563925900003 ISSN: 0962-8452 EISSN: 1471-2954 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://hal.science/hal-02928065 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2020, 287 (1933), pp.20201544. ⟨10.1098/rspb.2020.1544⟩ foraging habitat stable isotopes bio-logging population strategies decadal change Indian sector of the Southern Ocean [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2020 ftinraparis https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1544 2024-08-06T14:07:03Z International audience Changes in the foraging environment and at-sea distribution of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands were investigated over a decade (2004–2018) using tracking, weaning mass, and blood δ13C values. Females showed either a sub-Antarctic or an Antarctic foraging strategy, and no significant shift in their at-sea distribution was detected between 2004 and 2017. The proportion of females foraging in sub-Antarctic versus Antarctic habitats did not change over the 2006–2018 period. Pup weaning mass varied according to the foraging habitat of their mothers. The weaning mass of sub-Antarctic foraging mothers’ pups decreased by 11.7 kg over the study period, but they were on average 5.8 kg heavier than pups from Antarctic foraging mothers. Pup blood δ13C values decreased by 1.1‰ over the study period regardless of their sex and the presumed foraging habitat of their mothers. Together, these results suggest an ecological change is occurring within the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean with possible consequences on the foraging performance of southern elephant seals. We hypothesize that this shift in δ13C is related to a change in primary production and/or in the composition of phytoplankton communities, but this requires further multidisciplinary investigations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Elephant Seals Kerguelen Islands Southern Elephant Seals Southern Ocean Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique: ProdINRA Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287 1933 |