The northernmost haulout site of South American sea lions and fur seals in the western South Atlantic

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Procksch, Natália, Grandi, M. Florencia, Ott, Paulo Henrique, Groch, Karina, Flores, Paulo A. C., Zagonel, Marcelo, Crespo, Enrique A., Machado, Rodrigo, Pavez, Guido, Guimarães, Murilo, Veronez, Maurício, de Oliveira, Larissa Rosa
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
• Subjects: Article; Lobos; Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7672111/; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76755-2

We present estimates of the seasonal and spatial occupation by pinnipeds of the Wildlife Refuge of Ilha dos Lobos (WRIL), based on aerial photographic censuses. Twenty aerial photographic censuses were analysed between July 2010 and November 2018. To assess monthly differences in the numbers of pinn...