The importance of the Patagonian Shelf for top predator species breeding at South Georgia

• Published in: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
• Main Authors: Croxall, J.P., Wood, A.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Wiley 2002
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Zoology; Ecology and Environment; Antarctic; Burdwood Bank; Fulmar; Gough; New Zealand; Ramirez; Tristan; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; baleen whales; Cape Petrel; Giant Petrel; Giant Petrels
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/13255/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.480/pdf

1. The rich zooplankton, fish and squid resources on the Patagonian Shelf sustain substantial populations of largely resident seabirds and marine mammals, These habitats are also visited seasonally by similar species from elsewhere but few data exist on their status and origin. Recent studies, using...