Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island

During the period April 1991–March 1996, 10 entangled Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella, 28 entangled Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis and one entangled southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina were observed at Marion Island, Southern Ocean. Entanglement of fur seals was estimated at betw...

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Main Authors: Hofmeyr, GJG, Bester, MN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: NISC 2006
Subjects:
entanglement
marine debris
Marion Island
pinnipeds
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seals
Arctocephalus gazella
Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina
Southern Elephant Seal
Online Access:http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33406
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spelling ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/33406 2023-05-15T13:37:10+02:00 Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island Hofmeyr, GJG Bester, MN 2006-10-27 application/pdf http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33406 eng eng NISC http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33406/24103 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33406 Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the publisher. African Journal of Marine Science; Vol 24 (2002); 383-386 1814-232X entanglement marine debris Marion Island pinnipeds info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2006 ftjafricanj 2017-03-05T06:36:29Z During the period April 1991–March 1996, 10 entangled Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella, 28 entangled Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis and one entangled southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina were observed at Marion Island, Southern Ocean. Entanglement of fur seals was estimated at between 0.01 and 0.15% of the combined population of both species.Keywords: entanglement, marine debris, Marion Island, pinnipedsAfrican Journal of Marine Science 2002, 24: 383–386 Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus gazella Elephant Seal Marion Island Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seal Southern Ocean AJOL - African Journals Online Antarctic Southern Ocean
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topic entanglement
marine debris
Marion Island
pinnipeds
spellingShingle entanglement
marine debris
Marion Island
pinnipeds
Hofmeyr, GJG
Bester, MN
Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island
topic_facet entanglement
marine debris
Marion Island
pinnipeds
description During the period April 1991–March 1996, 10 entangled Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella, 28 entangled Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis and one entangled southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina were observed at Marion Island, Southern Ocean. Entanglement of fur seals was estimated at between 0.01 and 0.15% of the combined population of both species.Keywords: entanglement, marine debris, Marion Island, pinnipedsAfrican Journal of Marine Science 2002, 24: 383–386
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Hofmeyr, GJG
Bester, MN
author_facet Hofmeyr, GJG
Bester, MN
author_sort Hofmeyr, GJG
title Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island
title_short Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island
title_full Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island
title_fullStr Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island
title_full_unstemmed Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island
title_sort entanglement of pinnipeds at marion island
publisher NISC
publishDate 2006
url http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33406
geographic Antarctic
Southern Ocean
geographic_facet Antarctic
Southern Ocean
genre Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctic Fur Seals
Arctocephalus gazella
Elephant Seal
Marion Island
Mirounga leonina
Southern Elephant Seal
Southern Ocean
genre_facet Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctic Fur Seals
Arctocephalus gazella
Elephant Seal
Marion Island
Mirounga leonina
Southern Elephant Seal
Southern Ocean
op_source African Journal of Marine Science; Vol 24 (2002); 383-386
1814-232X
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http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33406
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