Effects of Hydrographic Variability on the Spatial, Seasonal and Diel Diving Patterns of Southern Elephant Seals in the Eastern Weddell Sea
Weddell Sea hydrography and circulation is driven by influx of Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) at its eastern margin. Entrainment and upwelling of this high-nutrient, oxygen-depleted water mass within the Weddell Gyre also supports the mesopelagic ecosystem...
Published in: | PLoS ONE |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2972216 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21072199 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013816 |