Minimum population size estimates demonstrate an increase in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) on Livingston Island, maritime Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 607-610

  Gil Delgado, J A ^a   Villaescusa, J A ^a   Diazmacip, M E ^a   Velazquez, D ^b   Rico, E ^b   Toro, M ^c   Quesada, A ^b   Camacho, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Centro de Estudios y Experimentacion de Obras Publicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Breeding population; Byers Peninsula; Mirounga leonina; Pup

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOOD WEB; PINNIPED; POLAR REGION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SUBPOPULATION;

ANTARCTICA; BYERS PENINSULA; LIVINGSTON ISLAND; SOUTH GEORGIA; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 84874948653     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-012-1280-6     Document Type: Article

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