Effects of hydrographic variability on the spatial, seasonal and diel diving patterns of southern elephant seals in the eastern Weddell Sea

Weddell Sea hydrography and circulation is driven by influx of Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) at its eastern margin. Entrainment and upwelling of this high-nutrient, oxygen-depleted water mass within the Weddell Gyre also supports the mesopelagic ecosystem...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Biuw, Martin, Nøst, Ole Anders, Stien, Audun, Zhou, Qin, Lydersen, Christian, Kovacs, Kit M
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Algorithms
Animal Migration
Animals
Antarctic Regions
Circadian Rhythm
Diving
Ecosystem
Feeding Behavior
Female
Geography
Male
Models
Biological
Oceanography
Oceans and Seas
Seals
Earless
Seasons
Temperature
Time Factors
Water Movements
Antarctic
Bouvetøya
Dronning Maud Land
The Antarctic
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Antarc*
Elephant Seals
Sea ice
Southern Elephant Seals
Online Access:https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/effects-of-hydrographic-variability-on-the-spatial-seasonal-and-diel-diving-patterns-of-southern-elephant-seals-in-the-eastern-weddell-sea(3c0de314-fc57-47b3-ad16-6b3cf00b3fa0).html
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013816

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