Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea
The Antarctic Pack Ice Seal (APIS) Program was initiated in 1994 to estimate the abundance of four species of Antarctic phocids: the crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga, Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii, Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii and leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx and to identify ecological r...
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ftunivpretoria:oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/61542 2023-05-15T13:46:27+02:00 Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea Gurarie, Eliezer Bengtson, John L. Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Cameron, Michael Bornemann, Horst Nordøy, Erling S. Plotz, Joachim Steinhage, Daniel Boveng, Peter 2017-05 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61542 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-2029-4 en eng Springer http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61542 Gurarie, E., Bengtson, J.L., Bester, M.N., Blix, A.S., Cameron, M., Bornemann, H., Nordoy, E.S., Ploetz, J., Steinhage, D. & Boveng, P. 2017, 'Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea', Polar Biology, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 1149-1165. 0722-4060 (print) 1432-2056 (online) doi:10.1007/s00300-016-2029-4 © The Author(s) 2016. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com. Crabeater seal Leopard seal Ross seal Weddell seal Antarctic Pack Ice Seal Program (APIS) Article 2017 ftunivpretoria https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-2029-4 2022-05-31T10:48:30Z The Antarctic Pack Ice Seal (APIS) Program was initiated in 1994 to estimate the abundance of four species of Antarctic phocids: the crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga, Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii, Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii and leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx and to identify ecological relationships and habitat use patterns. The Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean (the eastern sector of the Weddell Sea) was surveyed by research teams from Germany, Norway and South Africa using a range of aerial methods over five austral summers between 1996–1997 and 2000–2001. We used these observations to model densities of seals in the area, taking into account haul-out probabilities, survey-specific sighting probabilities and covariates derived from satellite-based ice concentrations and bathymetry. These models predicted the total abundance over the area bounded by the surveys (30 W and 10 E). In this sector of the coast, we estimated seal abundances of: 514 (95 % CI 337–886) 9 103 crabeater seals, 60.0 (43.2–94.4) 9 103 Weddell seals and 13.2 (5.50–39.7) 9 103 leopard seals. The crabeater seal densities, approximately 14,000 seals per degree longitude, are similar to estimates obtained by surveys in the Pacific and Indian sectors by other APIS researchers. Very few Ross seals were observed (24 total), leading to a conservative estimate of 830 (119–2894) individuals over the study area. These results provide an important baseline against which to compare future changes in seal distribution and abundance. The University of Pretoria, the South African National Research Foundation (then the Foundation for Research Development) and the Department of Environmental Affairs. http://link.springer.com/journal/300 am2017 Mammal Research Institute Zoology and Entomology Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Crabeater Seal Crabeater Seals Hydrurga leptonyx Leopard Seal Leopard Seals Polar Biology Queen Maud Land Ross Seal Southern Ocean Weddell Sea Weddell Seal Weddell Seals University of Pretoria: UPSpace Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Weddell Sea Austral Pacific Norway Indian Weddell Queen Maud Land ENVELOPE(12.000,12.000,-72.500,-72.500) Hydrurga ENVELOPE(-61.626,-61.626,-64.145,-64.145) Polar Biology 40 5 1149 1165 |
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Crabeater seal Leopard seal Ross seal Weddell seal Antarctic Pack Ice Seal Program (APIS) Gurarie, Eliezer Bengtson, John L. Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Cameron, Michael Bornemann, Horst Nordøy, Erling S. Plotz, Joachim Steinhage, Daniel Boveng, Peter Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea |
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The Antarctic Pack Ice Seal (APIS) Program was initiated in 1994 to estimate the abundance of four species of Antarctic phocids: the crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga, Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii, Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii and leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx and to identify ecological relationships and habitat use patterns. The Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean (the eastern sector of the Weddell Sea) was surveyed by research teams from Germany, Norway and South Africa using a range of aerial methods over five austral summers between 1996–1997 and 2000–2001. We used these observations to model densities of seals in the area, taking into account haul-out probabilities, survey-specific sighting probabilities and covariates derived from satellite-based ice concentrations and bathymetry. These models predicted the total abundance over the area bounded by the surveys (30 W and 10 E). In this sector of the coast, we estimated seal abundances of: 514 (95 % CI 337–886) 9 103 crabeater seals, 60.0 (43.2–94.4) 9 103 Weddell seals and 13.2 (5.50–39.7) 9 103 leopard seals. The crabeater seal densities, approximately 14,000 seals per degree longitude, are similar to estimates obtained by surveys in the Pacific and Indian sectors by other APIS researchers. Very few Ross seals were observed (24 total), leading to a conservative estimate of 830 (119–2894) individuals over the study area. These results provide an important baseline against which to compare future changes in seal distribution and abundance. The University of Pretoria, the South African National Research Foundation (then the Foundation for Research Development) and the Department of Environmental Affairs. http://link.springer.com/journal/300 am2017 Mammal Research Institute Zoology and Entomology |
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Gurarie, Eliezer Bengtson, John L. Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Cameron, Michael Bornemann, Horst Nordøy, Erling S. Plotz, Joachim Steinhage, Daniel Boveng, Peter |
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Gurarie, Eliezer Bengtson, John L. Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Cameron, Michael Bornemann, Horst Nordøy, Erling S. Plotz, Joachim Steinhage, Daniel Boveng, Peter |
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Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea |
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Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea |
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Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea |
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Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea |
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Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea |
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distribution, density and abundance of antarctic ice seals off queen maud land and the eastern weddell sea |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61542 Gurarie, E., Bengtson, J.L., Bester, M.N., Blix, A.S., Cameron, M., Bornemann, H., Nordoy, E.S., Ploetz, J., Steinhage, D. & Boveng, P. 2017, 'Distribution, density and abundance of Antarctic ice seals off Queen Maud land and the eastern Weddell sea', Polar Biology, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 1149-1165. 0722-4060 (print) 1432-2056 (online) doi:10.1007/s00300-016-2029-4 |
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