The importance of Southern Ocean frontal systems for the improvement of body condition in southern elephant seals

• Published in: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
• Main Authors: Gordine, Samantha Alex, Fedak, Michael Andre, Boehme, Lars
• Other Authors: NERC, University of St Andrews. School of Biology, University of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland, University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Behaviour; Climate change; Mammals; Ocean; GE Environmental Sciences; GC Oceanography; QH301 Biology; Aquatic Science; Ecology; Nature and Landscape Conservation; NDAS; SDG 13 - Climate Action; GE; GC; QH301; Antarctic; Ner; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20556; https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3183

Funding: Natural Environment Research Council, Grant/Award Numbers: NE/E018289/1, NE/L501852/1 NER/D/S/2002/00426; Scottish Funding Council, Grant/Award Number: HR09011. 1. As top predators, it has been suggested that southern elephant seals serve as sentinels of ecosystem status to inform managemen...