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Antarctica as a model for testing island biogeographic theory "The Ecology of Insular Biotas." Proceedings of an International Conference held at Victoria University of Wellington, 11-17 February 2001., 2001 (Ref: 9706)
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The Antarctic continent covers an area of nearly 14 million square kilometres, representing one-sixteenth of the Earths land surface. Ninety-eight percent of this area is covered by ice. The remaining 2% comprises widely scattered patches of rock and mineral terrain surrounded by snowfields…

Underwater calling rates of harp and Weddell seals as a function of hydrophone location Polar Biology, 2001 (Ref: 9593)
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Stereo recordings of harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) and Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) underwater vocalizations were made near breeding groups using separations between two hydrophones of 159-339 m. Within a large herd, harp seal call numbers varied slightly between channels.

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