Palaeolimnology of Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella populations and implications for Antarctic management

• Published in: Biological Conservation
• Main Authors: Hodgson, D.A., Johnston, N.M., Caulkett, A.P., Jones, V.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 1998
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Signy Island; Sombre Lake; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504059/; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00068-2

A recent rapid increase in the number of Antarctic fur seals on Signy Island has caused extensive changes to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. A palaeolimnological study was carried out to determine whether the recent increase in the number of visiting fur seals has exceeded the range of natura...