Foraging insights from whisker isotopic signatures of southern elephant seals around the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Gallon, S, Hindell, MA, Muelbert, MMC
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2018
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Elephant Island; Antarc*; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2018.01.006; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/130084

The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming regions on Earth and is home to a diverse and rich community of life, especially along its continental shelf. The biophysical characteristics that define these regions of highly localised productivity are associated with processes that are d...