Diving behaviour of lactating bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Svalbard area

• Main Authors: Kovacs, Kit M., Gjertz, Ian, Haug, Tore, Krafft, Bjørn, Lydersen, Christian
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
• Subjects: BIOTA; biology; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; CARNIVORES; SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; Arctic; Jan Mayen; Svalbard; bearded seal; Erignathus barbatus; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; North Atlantic; walrus*
• Online Access: http://data.npolar.no/dataset/a4419dff-306c-5c3c-beaf-c4d17071a60e

This study documents activity patterns and diving behaviour of four bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus)mothers during the lactation period. Depth and velocity were recorded at intervals of 10 s, with a depth resolution of 2 m. The females spent 8 ± 3% (mean ± SD) of their time hauled out on the ice a...