Measuring the effect of human activity on Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in Antarctica

• Main Author: Van Polanen Petel, Tamara Desideria
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Weddell seal; Antarctic; Australian Antarctic Territory; Lone; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22156/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22156/7/whole_VanPolanenPetelTamaraDesideria2005_thesis%20ex%20pub%20mat.pdf; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22156/1/whole_VanPolanenPetelTamaraDesideria2005_thesis.pdf

Although guidelines exist for approaches to, and vehicle use (over-snow vehicles, aircraft and watercraft) in the vicinity of, Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii), there has been no scientific assessment of the effectiveness of these guidelines in minimising disturbance to the seals. This study...