Palaeolimnology of Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella populations and implications for Antarctic management

• Main Authors: Hodgson, DA, Johnston, NM, Caulkett, AP, Jones, VJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ELSEVIER SCI LTD 1998
• Subjects: Antarctic; palaeolimnology; human impact; Antarctic fur seals; Arctocephalus gazella; Signy Island; Southern Ocean; LAKE-SEDIMENTS; SOUTH GEORGIA; ISLAND; Antarctic Peninsula; Sombre Lake; South Georgia Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals
• Online Access: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/78971/

A recent rapid increase in the number of Antarctic fur seals on Signy Island has caused extensive changes to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. A palaeolimnological study was carried out to determine whether the recent increase in the number of visiting fur seals has exceeded the range of natura...