Foraging behaviour of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in connection to oceanographic conditions in the southern Weddell Sea

• Published in: Progress in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Nachtsheim, Dominik A., Ryan, Svenja, Schroder, Michael, Jensen, Laura, Oosthuizen, Wessel Christiaan, Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt, Hagen, Wilhelm, Bornemann, Horst
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina); Antarctic ice; Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum); Weddell Sea continental shelf; Diving behavior; McMurdo Sound; Ecology; Winter; Diet; Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii); Marine top predators; Foraging metrics; Bio-telemetry; Weddell Sea; Physical oceanography; Filchner outflow system (FOS); Dense ice shelf water (ISW); Modified warm deep water (MWDW); Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Weddell; Filchner Trough; Antarc*; Antarctic silverfish; Elephant Seal; Ice Shelf; Mirounga leonina; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72331; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2019.02.013

The region of the Filchner Outflow System (FOS) in the southeastern Weddell Sea is characterized by intensive and complex interactions of different water masses. Dense Ice Shelf Water (ISW) emerging from beneath the ice shelf cavities on the continental shelf, meets Modified Warm Deep Water (MWDW) o...