Dive depth and dive duration data of subadult and adult, male and female southern elephant seals from Marion Island between 2004 and 2008 with links to datasets
Although numerous studies have addressed the migration and dive behaviour of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), questions remain about their habitat use in the marine environment. We report on the vertical use of the water column in the species and the potential lifetime implications for so...
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Although numerous studies have addressed the migration and dive behaviour of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), questions remain about their habitat use in the marine environment. We report on the vertical use of the water column in the species and the potential lifetime implications for southern elephant seals from Marion Island. Long-term mark-resight data were used to complement vertical habitat use for 35 known individuals tagged with satellite-relay data loggers, resulting in cumulative depth use extrapolated for each individual over its estimated lifespan. Seals spent on average 77.59% of their lives diving at sea, 7.06% at the sea surface, and 15.35% hauled out on land. Some segregation was observed in maximum dive depths and depth use between male and female animals-males evidently being physiologically more capable of exploiting increased depths. Females and males spent 86.98 and 80.89% of their lives at sea, respectively. While at sea, all animals spent more time between 300 and 400 m depth, than any other depth category. Males and females spent comparable percentages of their lifetimes below 100 m depth (males: 65.54%; females: 68.92%), though males spent 8.98% of their lives at depths in excess of 700 m, compared to females' 1.84% at such depths. Adult males often performed benthic dives in excess of 2,000 m, including the deepest known recorded dive of any air-breathing vertebrate (>2,133 m). Our results provide a close approximation of vertical habitat use by southern elephant seals, extrapolated over their lifespans, and we discuss some physiological and developmental implications of their variable depth use. |
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McIntyre, Trevor de Bruyn, P J Nico Ansorge, Isabelle J Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt Bornemann, Horst Plötz, Joachim Tosh, Cheryl Ann |
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McIntyre, Trevor de Bruyn, P J Nico Ansorge, Isabelle J Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt Bornemann, Horst Plötz, Joachim Tosh, Cheryl Ann |
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McIntyre, Trevor |
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Dive depth and dive duration data of subadult and adult, male and female southern elephant seals from Marion Island between 2004 and 2008 with links to datasets |
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Dive depth and dive duration data of subadult and adult, male and female southern elephant seals from Marion Island between 2004 and 2008 with links to datasets |
title_full |
Dive depth and dive duration data of subadult and adult, male and female southern elephant seals from Marion Island between 2004 and 2008 with links to datasets |
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Dive depth and dive duration data of subadult and adult, male and female southern elephant seals from Marion Island between 2004 and 2008 with links to datasets |
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Dive depth and dive duration data of subadult and adult, male and female southern elephant seals from Marion Island between 2004 and 2008 with links to datasets |
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dive depth and dive duration data of subadult and adult, male and female southern elephant seals from marion island between 2004 and 2008 with links to datasets |
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2010 |
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https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 |
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MEDIAN LATITUDE: -49.311575 * MEDIAN LONGITUDE: 27.319930 * SOUTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -70.086000 * WEST-BOUND LONGITUDE: -18.472000 * NORTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -35.401000 * EAST-BOUND LONGITUDE: 57.279000 * DATE/TIME START: 2004-04-17T15:34:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2009-02-13T00:12:00 |
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Elephant Seals Marion Island Mirounga leonina Polar Biology Southern Elephant Seals |
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Elephant Seals Marion Island Mirounga leonina Polar Biology Southern Elephant Seals |
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University of Pretoria, Department of Zoology & Entomology |
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McIntyre, Trevor; de Bruyn, P J Nico; Ansorge, Isabelle J; Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt; Bornemann, Horst; Plötz, Joachim; Tosh, Cheryl Ann (2010): A lifetime at depth: vertical distribution of southern elephant seals in the water column. Polar Biology, 33(8), 1037-1048, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0782-3 https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 |
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ftpangaea:oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 2023-05-15T16:05:37+02:00 Dive depth and dive duration data of subadult and adult, male and female southern elephant seals from Marion Island between 2004 and 2008 with links to datasets McIntyre, Trevor de Bruyn, P J Nico Ansorge, Isabelle J Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt Bornemann, Horst Plötz, Joachim Tosh, Cheryl Ann MEDIAN LATITUDE: -49.311575 * MEDIAN LONGITUDE: 27.319930 * SOUTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -70.086000 * WEST-BOUND LONGITUDE: -18.472000 * NORTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -35.401000 * EAST-BOUND LONGITUDE: 57.279000 * DATE/TIME START: 2004-04-17T15:34:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2009-02-13T00:12:00 2010-11-09 107 datasets https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 en eng PANGAEA McIntyre, Trevor; de Bruyn, P J Nico; Ansorge, Isabelle J; Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt; Bornemann, Horst; Plötz, Joachim; Tosh, Cheryl Ann (2010): A lifetime at depth: vertical distribution of southern elephant seals in the water column. Polar Biology, 33(8), 1037-1048, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0782-3 https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 CC-BY-3.0: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Access constraints: unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC-BY University of Pretoria, Department of Zoology & Entomology MAR2004 MAR2004_sel_a_f_10 MAR2004_sel_s_m_17 MAR2004_sel_u_m_09 MAR2004_sel_y_m_16 MAR2005 MAR2005_sel_a_f_06 MAR2005_sel_s_m_02 MAR2005_sel_s_m_03 MAR2005_sel_s_m_05 MAR2006 MAR2006_sel_s_f_01 MAR2006_sel_s_f_02 MAR2006_sel_s_m_03 MAR2006_sel_s_m_04 MAR2007 MAR2007_sel_a_f_02 MAR2007_sel_a_f_03 MAR2007_sel_a_f_04 MAR2007_sel_a_f_06 MAR2007_sel_a_f_16 MAR2007_sel_a_f_17 MAR2007_sel_a_f_18 MAR2007_sel_a_f_19 MAR2007_sel_a_f_20 MAR2007_sel_a_f_21 MAR2007_sel_a_f_22 MAR2007_sel_a_m_10 MAR2007_sel_a_m_11 MAR2007_sel_a_m_12 MAR2007_sel_a_m_13 MAR2007_sel_a_m_14 MAR2007_sel_a_m_15 MAR2007_sel_a_m_23 MAR2008 MAR2008_sel_a_f_07 MAR2008_sel_a_f_08 MAR2008_sel_a_f_09 MAR2008_sel_a_f_10 MAR2008_sel_a_f_11 MAR2008_sel_a_f_12 MAR2008_sel_a_f_13 MAR2008_sel_a_f_14 MAR2008_sel_a_f_15 MAR2008_sel_a_f_16 MAR2008_sel_a_f_17 MAR2008_sel_a_f_18 MAR2008_sel_a_f_21 MAR2008_sel_a_f_22 MAR2008_sel_a_f_23 Dataset 2010 ftpangaea https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.800425 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0782-3 2023-01-20T08:58:57Z Although numerous studies have addressed the migration and dive behaviour of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), questions remain about their habitat use in the marine environment. We report on the vertical use of the water column in the species and the potential lifetime implications for southern elephant seals from Marion Island. Long-term mark-resight data were used to complement vertical habitat use for 35 known individuals tagged with satellite-relay data loggers, resulting in cumulative depth use extrapolated for each individual over its estimated lifespan. Seals spent on average 77.59% of their lives diving at sea, 7.06% at the sea surface, and 15.35% hauled out on land. Some segregation was observed in maximum dive depths and depth use between male and female animals-males evidently being physiologically more capable of exploiting increased depths. Females and males spent 86.98 and 80.89% of their lives at sea, respectively. While at sea, all animals spent more time between 300 and 400 m depth, than any other depth category. Males and females spent comparable percentages of their lifetimes below 100 m depth (males: 65.54%; females: 68.92%), though males spent 8.98% of their lives at depths in excess of 700 m, compared to females' 1.84% at such depths. Adult males often performed benthic dives in excess of 2,000 m, including the deepest known recorded dive of any air-breathing vertebrate (>2,133 m). Our results provide a close approximation of vertical habitat use by southern elephant seals, extrapolated over their lifespans, and we discuss some physiological and developmental implications of their variable depth use. Dataset Elephant Seals Marion Island Mirounga leonina Polar Biology Southern Elephant Seals PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science ENVELOPE(-18.472000,57.279000,-35.401000,-70.086000) |