Winter habitat use and foraging behavior of crabeater seals along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 17-19, 2004, Pages 2279-2303

  Burns, Jennifer M ^a   Costa, Daniel P ^b   Fedak, Michael A ^c   Hindell, Mark A ^d   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^d   Gales, Nicholas J ^e   McDonald, Birgitte ^f   Trumble, Stephen J ^g   Crocker, Daniel E ^f  

^a Center for Alaska Native Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^f SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; ICE COVER;

BATHYMETRY; OCEAN HABITATS; SEA ICE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; PINNIPED; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; LOBODON CARCINOPHAGUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 9744247715     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.07.021     Document Type: Article

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