A major autumn feeding ground for fin whales, southern fulmars and grey-headed albatrosses around the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1649-1658

  Joiris, Claude R ^a   Dochy, Olivier ^a  

^a Laboratory for Polar Ecology (PolE)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Elephant Island; Fin whale; Grey headed albatross; Marine mammals; Seabirds; South Shetland Islands; Southern fulmar

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; BIODIVERSITY; CETACEAN; FEEDING; FEEDING GROUND; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PACK ICE; PATCHINESS; SEABIRD; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER MASS; WHALE;

ANTARCTICA; CHILE; MAGALLANES; PUNTA ARENAS; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; DIOMEDEIDAE; EUPHAUSIACEA; MAMMALIA; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 84886641659     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-013-1383-8     Document Type: Article

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