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| Cherel, Y; Ducatez, S; Fontaine, C; Richard, Patrice; Guinet, C. |
| Trophic interactions between organisms are the main drivers of ecosystem dynamics, but scant dietary information is available for wide-ranging predators during migration. We investigated feeding habits of a key consumer of the Southern Ocean, the southern elephant seal Miroungia leonina, by comparing its blood delta(13) C and delta N-15 values with those of various marine organisms, including crustaceans, squid, fishes, seabirds and fur seals. At the end of winter, delta C-13 values (-23.1 to -20.1 parts per thousand)indicate that female elephant seals forage mainly in the vicinity of the Polar Front and in the Polar Frontal Zone. Trophic levels derived from delta N-15 values (trophic level = 4.6) show that the southern elephant seal is a top consumer in... |
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Palavras-chave: Squid; Southern Ocean; Pelagic ecosystem; Myctophid; Mesopelagic fish; Cephalopod. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-5021.pdf |
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| Lea, Mary-anne; Guinet, Christophe; Cherel, Yves; Duhamel, Guy; Dubroca, Laurent; Pruvost, Patrice; Hindell, Mark. |
| The large temporal and spatial variability in marine productivity encountered by marine predators may negatively influence breeding success. The Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella (AFS), a marine predator in the Southern Ocean (SO) ecosystem with a circumpolar distribution, exhibits a short, 4 mo lactation coinciding with increased summer marine productivity. The diet of AFS, and the distance to significant and productive oceanographic features, such as the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone (PFZ), varies considerably between populations. We studied the foraging activity, foraging efficiency and the pup provisioning strategies of lactating AFS at a key breeding site in the southern Indian Ocean, the Kerguelen Archipelago. Foraging parameters were examined... |
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Palavras-chave: Antarctic fur seal; Polar front; Pinniped; ENSO; Foraging; Growth; Diving; Seabird; Myctophid; Maternal care. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00247/35847/34356.pdf |
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