Complex interplay between intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of long-term survival trends in southern elephant seals

• Published in: BMC Ecology
• Main Authors: De Little, SC, Bradshaw, CJA, McMahon, CR, Hindell, MA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2007
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Science and Management; Wildlife and Habitat Management; Soi; Elephant Seals; Macquarie Island; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-7-3; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17389038; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/50750

Background: Determining the relative contribution of intrinsic and extrinsic factors to fluctuations in population size, trends and demographic composition is analytically complex. It is often only possible to examine the combined effects of these factors through measurements made over long periods,...