Thermohaline structure and water masses in the north of Antarctic Peninsula from data collected in situ by southern elephant seals ( Mirounga leonina )

• Published in: Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science
• Main Authors: Santini, MF, Muelbert, MMC, de Souza, RB, Wainer, IEKC, Hindell, MA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de Taubate Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrograficas 2013
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Ecology not elsewhere classified; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Bransfield Strait; Elephant Island; Scotia Sea; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Elephant Seals; Ice Shelf; Mirounga leonina; Sea ice; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4136/ambi-agua.893; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116697

The Western Antarctic Peninsula is rapidly warming and exhibits high indices of biodiversity concentrated mostly along its continental shelf. This region has great importance due to the the mixing caused by the interaction of waters from Weddell Sea (MW), Bransfield Strait (EB) and the Antarctic Cir...