POPULATION NUMBERS OF FUR SEALS AT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, SOUTHERN OCEAN
During the period 17–22 December 2001, the onshore distribution and the abundance of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella and Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis were determined for Prince Edward Island. Two breeding colonies of Antarctic fur seals were located on the south-east coast of the i...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/33167 2023-05-15T13:40:51+02:00 POPULATION NUMBERS OF FUR SEALS AT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, SOUTHERN OCEAN M N BESTER P G RYAN B M DYER 2005-05-12 application/pdf http://ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33167 en eng African Journal of Marine Science http://ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33167 Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the publisher. African Journal of Marine Science; Vol 25 (2003); 549-554 Arctocephalus distribution fur seals population increase Prince Edward Island Subantarctic Peer-reviewed Article 2005 ftjafricanj 2010-01-05T09:26:43Z During the period 17–22 December 2001, the onshore distribution and the abundance of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella and Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis were determined for Prince Edward Island. Two breeding colonies of Antarctic fur seals were located on the south-east coast of the island; the first a mixed (with Subantarctic fur seals) breeding colony with an estimated 24 pups on a vegetated promontory on the northern section of Boggel Beach, and the second, a presumably pure Antarctic fur seal breeding colony with an estimated 380 pups, at Penguin Beach. At a mean intrinsic rate of natural increase of 16.2% per year, Antarctic fur seals appear to be in the rapid recolonization phase of population growth. Breeding colonies of Subantarctic fur seals, largely found on the entire east coast, produced an estimated 15 000 pups, and the population had maintained a mean intrinsic rate of natural increase of some 9.5% per year since 1987/88.Afr. J. mar. Sci. 25: 549–554 Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Fur Seal Antarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus gazella Southern Ocean Prince Edward Island AJOL - African Journals Online Antarctic Southern Ocean Penguin Beach ENVELOPE(168.333,168.333,-76.117,-76.117) |
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During the period 17–22 December 2001, the onshore distribution and the abundance of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella and Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis were determined for Prince Edward Island. Two breeding colonies of Antarctic fur seals were located on the south-east coast of the island; the first a mixed (with Subantarctic fur seals) breeding colony with an estimated 24 pups on a vegetated promontory on the northern section of Boggel Beach, and the second, a presumably pure Antarctic fur seal breeding colony with an estimated 380 pups, at Penguin Beach. At a mean intrinsic rate of natural increase of 16.2% per year, Antarctic fur seals appear to be in the rapid recolonization phase of population growth. Breeding colonies of Subantarctic fur seals, largely found on the entire east coast, produced an estimated 15 000 pups, and the population had maintained a mean intrinsic rate of natural increase of some 9.5% per year since 1987/88.Afr. J. mar. Sci. 25: 549–554 |
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POPULATION NUMBERS OF FUR SEALS AT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, SOUTHERN OCEAN |
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POPULATION NUMBERS OF FUR SEALS AT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, SOUTHERN OCEAN |
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POPULATION NUMBERS OF FUR SEALS AT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, SOUTHERN OCEAN |
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POPULATION NUMBERS OF FUR SEALS AT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, SOUTHERN OCEAN |
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POPULATION NUMBERS OF FUR SEALS AT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, SOUTHERN OCEAN |
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population numbers of fur seals at prince edward island, southern ocean |
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African Journal of Marine Science |
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Antarctic Southern Ocean Penguin Beach |
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African Journal of Marine Science; Vol 25 (2003); 549-554 |
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