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

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Lea, M-A, Cherel, Y, Guinet, C, Nichols, PD
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Myctophid · Fatty acid · Kerguelen · Lipids · Fish · Squid ·Arctocephalus gazella; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Kerguelen; Îles Kerguelen; Cap Noir; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella; Icefish
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/9246/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/9246/1/Lea_MEPS_2002.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps245281

We studied the dietary preferences of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella from Cap Noir, Îles 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 an...