Cross-seasonal foraging site fidelity of subantarctic fur seals : implications for marine conservation areas

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Wege, Mia, Tosh, Cheryl A., De Bruyn, P.J. Nico, Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2016
• Subjects: Arctocephalus tropicalis; Directional preference; Foraging tactic; Habitat utilization; Marine protected area; Marion Island; Satellite telemetry; Subantarctic; TLoCoH; Top predator; Indian; Gallieni Rise
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56393; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11798

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