The foraging activity and provisioning strategies of Antarctic fur seals in relation to changes in oceanographic conditions at the Kerguelen Archipelago

• Main Author: Lea, M-A
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Southern fur seals; Antarctic; Cap Noir; Indian; Kerguelen; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella; Icefish; King Penguins; Southern Fur Seals
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20528/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20528/1/whole_LeaMary-Anne2002_thesis.pdf

The study examined how the foraging activity, foraging efficiency and the pup provisioning of a top marine predator, the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), were affected by inter-annual variability in oceanographic conditions and prey availability in the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone (APFZ),...