At surface behaviour at location on spot and dive depth profile data of southern elephant seals from Marion Island 2006 - 2013

• Main Authors: McIntyre, Trevor, Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt, Bornemann, Horst, Tosh, Cheryl Ann, de Bruyn, P J Nico
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2017
• Subjects: Marine Mammal Tracking; MMT; Elephant Seals; Marion Island; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.871448; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.871448

Long-term fidelity to foraging areas may have fitness benefits to individuals, particularly in unpredictable environments. However, such strategies may result in short-term energetic losses and delay responses to fast environmental changes. We used satellite tracking data and associated diving data...