Feeding ecology of Antarctic fur seals at Cape Shirreff, South Shetlands, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Osman, L. P., Hucke-Gaete, R., Moreno, C. A., Torres, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2004
• Subjects: Antarctic; Cape Shirreff; Livingston Island; Shirreff; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; Arctocephalus gazella; Euphausia superba; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53924/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53924/1/4385.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-003-0555-3

This study examined the diet of Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, from an active breeding colony at Cape Shirreff (62°28′S, 60°48′W), Livingston Island, South Shetland Archipelago, Antarctica. It analysed faecal samples from five consecutive years (1997–2001) and length distribution of kri...