Antarctic fur seals foraging in the Polar Frontal Zone: inter-annual shifts in diet as shown from fecal and fatty acid analyses

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Lea, MA, Cherel, Y, Guinet, C, Nichols, PD
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2002
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Science and Management; Wildlife and Habitat Management; Antarctic; Cap Noir; Kerguelen; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella; Icefish
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps245281; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/25180

We studied the dietary preferences of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella from Cap Noir, les Kerguelen, foraging in the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone (PFZ) in February of 1998, 1999 and 2000. Scats were collected and analyzed for remaining prey hard parts in each of the 3 years, and in 1999 and...