Weddell seal behaviour during an exceptional oceanographic event in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in 2017

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Labrousse, Sara, Ryan, Svenja, Roquet, Fabien, Picard, Baptiste, McMahon, Clive R., Harcourt, Robert, Hindell, Mark, Le Goff, Hervé, Lourenco, Antonio, David, Yves, Sallée, Jean-Baptiste, Charrassin, Jean-Benoit
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic predators; bio-telemetry; foraging behaviour; physical oceanography; spatial ecology; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; East Antarctica; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf; Ronne Ice Shelf; Ross Sea; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/95d3877c-7147-4952-a3a6-a1bc23ca07e6; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102021000092; https://research-management.mq.edu.au/ws/files/199115617/198922896.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104093615&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Rapid and regionally contrasting climate changes have been observed around Antarctica. However, our understanding of the impact of these changes on ecosystems remains limited, and there is an urgent need to better identify habitats of Antarctic species. The Weddell seal ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) i...