Selection of diving strategy by Antarctic fur seals depends on where and when foraging takes place

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Goldsworthy, S., Page, B., Welling, A., Chambellant, M., Bradshaw, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-research 2010
• Subjects: Diving; Arctocephalus gazelle; Spatial foraging; Southern Ocean; Temporal variability; Antarctic; Kerguelen; Heard Island; Bradshaw; Corey; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/60665; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08611

We investigated the spatial and temporal distribution of foraging effort by lactating Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at Heard Island using satellite telemetry and time-depth recorders. Two principal diving types were identified: ‘deep’ dives averaging 48.6 m, and ‘shallow’ dives averaging...