Status of pinnipeds on mid-Atlantic ridge islands, South Atlantic Ocean
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...
Published in: | Polar Biology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2022
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84355 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02838-z |