Important marine sectors for the top predator community around Kerguelen Archipelago

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Thiers, Laurie, Delord, Karine, Bost, Charles-André, Guinet, Christophe, Weimerskirch, Henri
• Other Authors: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2017
• Subjects: Habitat modelling; Distribution; Seabirds; Marine mammals; Tracking; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Kerguelen; Heard; McDonald Islands; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Polar Biology; Wandering Albatross
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-01328023; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1964-4

International audience The French Kerguelen Archipelago represents an important breeding place for many species of marine top predators within the Southern Ocean, making the plateau hosting the archipelago and surrounding waters (CCAMLR area 58.5) a crucial area to design conservation measures. In t...