Ross seal distribution in the Weddell Sea : fact and fallacy

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt, Wege, Mia, Oosthuizen, Wessel Christiaan, Bornemann, Horst
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: Seasonal distribution; Ship-board census; Aerial census; Weddell sea; Pack-ice; Subject Ross seals (Ommatophoca rossii); Weddell Sea; Weddell; Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf; Polar Biology; Ross Seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73908; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02610-4

The presence of Ross seals (Ommatophoca rossii) throughout the Weddell Sea is at best equivocal although overview articles usually depict this as fact on distribution maps. This study reviewed the appropriate literature on the distribution of Ross seals in the Weddell Sea sensu lato and investigated...