Status of pinnipeds on mid-Atlantic ridge islands, South Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Author: Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2022
• Subjects: Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx); Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina); Fur seals; Saint Helena; Ascension islands; Tristan da Cunha Islands; Bouvetøya; Antarctic; Ascension Islands; Gough; Helena Island; Hydrurga; Indian; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Tristan; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals; Mirounga leonina; Polar Biology; Sea ice; South Atlantic Ocean; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84355; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02838-z

The status of pinnipeds on mid-Atlantic ridge islands is reviewed to detect trends that may relate to climate change. Small numbers of southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina breed on Gough Island (40°S, 10°W) and at Bouvetøya (54°24′S, 03°21′E) where numbers remained small over ~ 68 years. Vagrant...