At-sea behaviour of three krill predators breeding at Bouvetøya—Antarctic fur seals, macaroni penguins and chinstrap penguins

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Blanchet, Marie-Anne, Biuw, Martin, Hofmeyr, G.J. Greg (Gordon John Gregory), De Bruyn, P.J. Nico, Lydersen, Christian, Kovacs, Kit M., 1956-
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research Science 2013
• Subjects: Competition; Diving behaviour; Foraging ecology; Niche separation; Southern Ocean; Macaroni penguins; Chinstrap penguins; Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella); Krill; Southern fur seals; Penguins; Marine ecology; Antarctic; Austral; Bouvetøya; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctica; Arctocephalus gazella; Eudyptes chrysolophus; Pygoscelis antarctica; Southern Fur Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/21261; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10110

Interspecific competition is an important structuring element in marine ecosystems, especially in the Southern Ocean which offers few prey choices to comparatively large predator populations. We present the first simultaneous observations of at-sea behaviour and attendance patterns of 3 synchronousl...