Data

Energy requirements and daily food consumption of crabeater seals in the Antarctic winter pack-ice

Australian Ocean Data Network
McMahon, C. and Hindell, H. ; MCMAHON, CLIVE ; HINDELL, MARK A.
Viewed: [[ro.stat.viewed]] Cited: [[ro.stat.cited]] Accessed: [[ro.stat.accessed]]
ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2FANDS&rft_id=http://catalogue-aodn.prod.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/search?uuid=ASAC_1090&rft.title=Energy requirements and daily food consumption of crabeater seals in the Antarctic winter pack-ice&rft.identifier=http://catalogue-aodn.prod.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/search?uuid=ASAC_1090&rft.publisher=Australian Antarctic Data Centre&rft.description=Although the most abundant of all mammalian predators in the Antarctic marine ecosystem, crabeater seals are also one of the least understood. The most fundamental question of all - how many are there? - is the focus of an extensive international collaborative program (the Antarctic Pack-ice Seal Program, or APIS). This study supplements APIS by providing additional data on the diving behaviour and food requirements of crabeater seals, that can be used in conjunction with census data to provide information on the role of crabeater seals in the antarctic ecosystem. Winter densities and distributions of Crabeater seals were collected during 1999. Crabeater seals were most often encountered on the shelf break. The data collected include numbers of seals sighted per hour in relation to the amount of time the ship spent in each 0.5 degree grid square. This study is the first to describe the winter distribution of crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) in East Antarctica. The study was conducted in the Mertz Glacier Polynya region from July to August 1999. In total 89 crabeater seals were seen in 26 groups which ranged in size from 1 to 35 animals (mean = 3.2). The mean observed haulout density along a 200m wide strip transect was 0.108 seals per square kilometre, or 0.042 groups per square kilometre. Crabeater seals were not uniformly distributed in the polynya but selected areas of stable ice over shallow (less than 1000m) waters. We used a generalised linear model to assess the relationship of seal distribution to the physical attributes of sea ice concentration, thickness, and ocean depth. We found that ice thickness and ocean depth were the most important determinants of seal distribution. Crabeater seals occurred in areas where the ice affords them a stable haulout platform while allowing them access to Antarctic krill that live directly beneath the ice.Progress Code: completed&rft.creator=McMahon, C. and Hindell, H. &rft.creator=MCMAHON, CLIVE &rft.creator=HINDELL, MARK A. &rft.date=2000&rft.coverage=westlimit=130; southlimit=-66.0; eastlimit=150; northlimit=-64.0&rft.coverage=westlimit=130; southlimit=-66.0; eastlimit=150; northlimit=-64.0&rft_rights=This metadata record is publicly available.&rft_rights=A PDF copy of the referenced paper is available from the provided URL to AAD staff only..&rft_rights= https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode&rft_rights=This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_1090 when using these data. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).&rft_rights=Portable Network Graphic&rft_rights=https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/3.0/88x31.png&rft_rights=Creative Commons by Attribution logo&rft_rights=Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)&rft_rights=Legal code for Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 International license&rft_rights=Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)&rft_rights= https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode&rft_subject=biota&rft_subject=oceans&rft_subject=EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES&rft_subject=EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS&rft_subject=EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > CONSUMPTION RATES&rft_subject=EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS&rft_subject=EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES > SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES&rft_subject=BATHYMETRY&rft_subject=CRABEATER SEALS&rft_subject=DENSITY&rft_subject=DISTRIBUTION&rft_subject=HABITAT USE&rft_subject=LOBODON CARCINOPHAGUS&rft_subject=MERTZ GLACIER POLYNYA&rft_subject=POLYNYA&rft_subject=SEA ICE&rft_subject=WINTER&rft_subject=FIELD INVESTIGATION&rft_subject=FIELD SURVEYS&rft_subject=AMD/AU&rft_subject=CEOS&rft_subject=AMD&rft_subject=OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN&rft_subject=GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR&rft.type=dataset&rft.language=English Access the data
Cite Saved to MyRDA Save to MyRDA

Licence & Rights:

Other view details
Unknown

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_1090 when using these data.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

This metadata record is publicly available.

A PDF copy of the referenced paper is available from the provided URL to AAD staff only..

Portable Network Graphic

https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/3.0/88x31.png

Creative Commons by Attribution logo

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Legal code for Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 International license

Access:

Other

Contact Information

metadata@aad.gov.au

Brief description

Although the most abundant of all mammalian predators in the Antarctic marine ecosystem, crabeater seals are also one of the least understood. The most fundamental question of all - how many are there? - is the focus of an extensive international collaborative program (the Antarctic Pack-ice Seal Program, or APIS). This study supplements APIS by providing additional data on the diving behaviour and food requirements of crabeater seals, that can be used in conjunction with census data to provide information on the role of crabeater seals in the antarctic ecosystem.

Winter densities and distributions of Crabeater seals were collected during 1999. Crabeater seals were most often encountered on the shelf break. The data collected include numbers of seals sighted per hour in relation to the amount of time the ship spent in each 0.5 degree grid square.

This study is the first to describe the winter distribution of crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) in East Antarctica. The study was conducted in the Mertz Glacier Polynya region from July to August 1999. In total 89 crabeater seals were seen in 26 groups which ranged in size from 1 to 35 animals (mean = 3.2). The mean observed haulout density along a 200m wide strip transect was 0.108 seals per square kilometre, or 0.042 groups per square kilometre. Crabeater seals were not uniformly distributed in the polynya but selected areas of stable ice over shallow (less than 1000m) waters. We used a generalised linear model to assess the relationship of seal distribution to the physical attributes of sea ice concentration, thickness, and ocean depth. We found that ice thickness and ocean depth were the most important determinants of seal distribution. Crabeater seals occurred in areas where the ice affords them a stable haulout platform while allowing them access to Antarctic krill that live directly beneath the ice.

Lineage

Progress Code: completed

Data time period: 1999-07-01 to 1999-08-31

150,-64 150,-66 130,-66 130,-64 150,-64

140,-65

text: westlimit=130; southlimit=-66.0; eastlimit=150; northlimit=-64.0

Subjects
AMD | AMD/AU | BATHYMETRY | CEOS | CRABEATER SEALS | DENSITY | DISTRIBUTION | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES > SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > CONSUMPTION RATES | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS | FIELD INVESTIGATION | FIELD SURVEYS | GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR | HABITAT USE | LOBODON CARCINOPHAGUS | MERTZ GLACIER POLYNYA | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN | POLYNYA | SEA ICE | WINTER | biota | oceans |

User Contributed Tags    

Login to tag this record with meaningful keywords to make it easier to discover

Identifiers
  • global : ASAC_1090
Similar data you may be interested in: