Distribution and habitat suitability of Ross seals in a warming ocean

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Wege, Mia, Bornemann, Horst, Blix, Arnoldus Schytte, Nordoy, Erling Sverre, Biddle, Louise, Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 2021
• Subjects: Antarctica; Biologging; Boosted regression trees models; Climate change; Habitat utilisation; Species distribution model; Remote sensing; Weddell sea; Antarctic; Lazarev; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Ross Seal; South African National Antarctic Programme
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84288; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.659430

Understanding the determinants of poorly studied species’ spatial ecology is fundamental to understanding climate change impacts on those species and how to effectively prioritise their conservation. Ross seals (Ommatophoca rossii) are the least studied of the Antarctic pinnipeds with a limited know...