Spatial distribution of foraging in female Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella in relation to oceanographic variables: a scale-dependent approach using geographic information systems

• Main Authors: Guinet, Christophe, Dubroca, Laurent, Lea, Marie-Anne, Goldsworthy, Simon D., Cherel, Yves, Duhamel, Guy, Bonadonna, Francesco, Donnay, Jean-Paul
• Other Authors: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Antartic Wildlife Research Unit, School of Zoology, University of Tasmania, Archéozoologie, histoire des sociétés, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Departement de Géomatique, Université de Liège
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2001
• Subjects: Antarctic fur seal; Diet; Oceanographic conditions; Foraging; Geographic Information System; [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology; [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society; Antarctic; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Island; Cap Noir; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00192444

International audience The distribution of foraging activity for female Antarctic fur seals was investigated at Cap Noir (49° 07' S, 70° 45' E), Kerguelen Island in February 1998. Eleven females were fitted with a satellite transmitter and time-depth recorder. The 2 data sets were combined...