Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986

Twenty one species of seabirds plus fur seals were observed at sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, between 60 °–68 °S, in May and June 1986, a season for which few published observations of marine animals are available for this area. Here we describe and quantify the importance of fishing activities a...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Whitehouse, Michael J., Veit, R.R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Springer 1994
Subjects:
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Austral
Elephant Island
Antarc*
Polar Biology
Sea ice
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517544/
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238448
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:517544 2023-05-15T13:49:34+02:00 Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986 Whitehouse, Michael J. Veit, R.R. 1994-07 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517544/ https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238448 unknown Springer Whitehouse, Michael J.; Veit, R.R. 1994 Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986. Polar Biology, 14 (5). 325-330. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238448 <https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238448> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1994 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238448 2023-02-04T19:45:13Z Twenty one species of seabirds plus fur seals were observed at sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, between 60 °–68 °S, in May and June 1986, a season for which few published observations of marine animals are available for this area. Here we describe and quantify the importance of fishing activities as well as sea-ice cover and other environmental variables to the distribution patterns of birds and seals. The most striking aspect of the winter avifauna was its pronounced concentration near fishing trawlers operating on the continental shelf to the north and west of Elephant Island, and its temporal shift in response to the seasonal advance of the ice edge. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Elephant Island Polar Biology Sea ice Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Austral Elephant Island ENVELOPE(-55.184,-55.184,-61.085,-61.085) Polar Biology 14 5
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description Twenty one species of seabirds plus fur seals were observed at sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, between 60 °–68 °S, in May and June 1986, a season for which few published observations of marine animals are available for this area. Here we describe and quantify the importance of fishing activities as well as sea-ice cover and other environmental variables to the distribution patterns of birds and seals. The most striking aspect of the winter avifauna was its pronounced concentration near fishing trawlers operating on the continental shelf to the north and west of Elephant Island, and its temporal shift in response to the seasonal advance of the ice edge.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Whitehouse, Michael J.
Veit, R.R.
spellingShingle Whitehouse, Michael J.
Veit, R.R.
Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986
author_facet Whitehouse, Michael J.
Veit, R.R.
author_sort Whitehouse, Michael J.
title Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986
title_short Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986
title_full Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986
title_fullStr Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986
title_full_unstemmed Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986
title_sort distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the antarctic peninsula during the austral winter, 1986
publisher Springer
publishDate 1994
url http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517544/
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238448
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The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Austral
Elephant Island
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The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Austral
Elephant Island
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Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Elephant Island
Polar Biology
Sea ice
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Polar Biology
Sea ice
op_relation Whitehouse, Michael J.; Veit, R.R. 1994 Distribution and abundance of seabirds and fur seals near the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral winter, 1986. Polar Biology, 14 (5). 325-330. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238448 <https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238448>
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