Project information
Project aim
The demographic performance of high level antarctic predators is ultimately determined by the oceanic processes that influence the spatial and temporal distribution of primary productivity. This study will quantify the links between the foraging performance of southern elephant seals and a range of oceanographic parameters, including sea surface temperature, productivity and bathymetry. These data are a crucial component in understanding how antarctic predators will respond to changes in the distribution of marine resources as a result of global climate change or commercial fisheries activity.
Related publications
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Scaling laws of marine predator search behaviour Nature, 2008
(Ref: 13629)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Southern Ocean frontal structure and sea-ice formation rates revealed by elephant seals Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008
(Ref: 13628)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Variations in behavior and condition of a Southern Ocean top predator in relation to in situ oceanographic conditions Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 2007
(Ref: 13380)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
Responses by marine top predators to environmental variability … have previously been almost impossible to observe directly. By … using animal-mounted instruments simultaneously recording … movements, diving behavior, and in situ oceanographic properties…
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Dispersal of female southern elephant seals and their prey consumption during the austral summer: relevance to management and oceanographic zones. Journal of Applied Ecology, 2003
(Ref: 11109)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Remote sensing of Southern Ocean sea surface temperature: implications for marine biophysical models. Remote Sensing of Environment, 2002
(Ref: 12038)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature