An update on the status of southern elephant seals at Gough Island
A slow decline in the small breeding population of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at Gough Island appears to have taken place over a period of 25 years (1973-1998). The estimated number of births has declined from a high of 38 in 1975 to a low of 11 in 1997. The remaining population is v...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/4149 2023-05-15T16:05:34+02:00 An update on the status of southern elephant seals at Gough Island MN Bester H Moller J Wium B Enslin 2001-01-01 http://ajol.info/index.php/sajwr/article/view/4149 en eng South African Journal of Wildlife Research http://ajol.info/index.php/sajwr/article/view/4149 Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the journal. South African Journal of Wildlife Research; Vol 31, No 1 (2001) Peer-reviewed Article 2001 ftjafricanj 2010-01-05T09:26:30Z A slow decline in the small breeding population of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at Gough Island appears to have taken place over a period of 25 years (1973-1998). The estimated number of births has declined from a high of 38 in 1975 to a low of 11 in 1997. The remaining population is vulnerable; especially during the breeding season in spring, and human distur-bance should be limited, in particular during the annual relief of the South African meteorological team sta-tioned at the island. South African Journal of Wildlife Research Vol.31(1&2) 2001: 68-71 Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seals Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seals AJOL - African Journals Online Gough ENVELOPE(159.367,159.367,-81.633,-81.633) |
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A slow decline in the small breeding population of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at Gough Island appears to have taken place over a period of 25 years (1973-1998). The estimated number of births has declined from a high of 38 in 1975 to a low of 11 in 1997. The remaining population is vulnerable; especially during the breeding season in spring, and human distur-bance should be limited, in particular during the annual relief of the South African meteorological team sta-tioned at the island. South African Journal of Wildlife Research Vol.31(1&2) 2001: 68-71 |
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MN Bester H Moller J Wium B Enslin An update on the status of southern elephant seals at Gough Island |
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An update on the status of southern elephant seals at Gough Island |
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An update on the status of southern elephant seals at Gough Island |
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An update on the status of southern elephant seals at Gough Island |
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An update on the status of southern elephant seals at Gough Island |
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An update on the status of southern elephant seals at Gough Island |
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update on the status of southern elephant seals at gough island |
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South African Journal of Wildlife Research |
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2001 |
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Elephant Seals Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seals |
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Elephant Seals Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seals |
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