Age, geographical distribution and taphonomy of an unusual occurrence of mummified crabeater seals on James Ross Island, Antarctica

An unusually dense collection of some 150 dead crabeater seals (Family Phocidae), in various stages of decay, occurs in the Brandy Bay hinterland, north-western James Ross Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula. Throughout the past 100 years, the presence of shelf ice (no longer present today) and sea...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Nelson, Anna E., Smellie, John L., Williams, M., Moreton, S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2008
Subjects:
Biology and Microbiology
Ecology and Environment
Abernethy Flats
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Brandy Bay
Prince Gustav Channel
Ross Island
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Crabeater Seals
James Ross Island
Sea ice
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11575/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11575/1/download.pdf
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=2202920&jid=ANS&volumeId=20&issueId=&aid=2202916&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S095410200800134X

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