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Citation:
Tosh, CA et al. (2009): At surface behaviour of adult male southern elephant seals from King George Island from expedition JUB2000. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.692856,
Supplement to: Tosh, Cheryl Ann; Bornemann, Horst; Ramdohr, Sven; Schröder, Michael; Martin, Thomas; Carlini, Alejandro R; Plötz, Joachim; Bester, Marthán N (2009): Adult male southern elephant seals from King George Island utilize the Weddell Sea. Antarctic Science, 21, 113-121, doi:10.1017/S0954102008001557
Abstract:
Adult male southern elephant seals instrumented in 2000 on King George Island (n = 13), travelled both to the north (doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231580, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231585) and to the east (doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231571, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231579, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261708, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261709, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261710, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261711) of the Antarctic Peninsula. Five males (doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231571, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231579, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231580, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261710, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231585) remained within 500 km of the island and focusing movements in the Bransfield Strait and around the Antarctic Peninsula. Sea-surface temperatures encountered by these animals showed little variation and they seemed to move about irrespective of sea ice cover, but frequented areas of shallow bathymetry. Three males (doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261708, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261709, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261711) moved as far as 75°S to the east of the peninsula, into the Weddell Sea, with maximum distances of more than 1500 km from King George Island. They travelled into the Weddell Sea along the western continental shelf break until they reached the region of the Filchner Trough outflow. Here the bathymetry consists of canyons and ridges which support the intensive mixing between the warm saline waters of the Weddell Gyre and the very cold outflow waters with Ice Shelf water ingredients at the Antarctic Slope Front. Another five data sets were shorter then 40 days, and excluded from analyses (doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231568, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231576, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231572, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231577, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.264710). A computer animation was developed to visualize the animal movements in relation to the extent and concentration of sea ice (doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.509404). The need for re-instrumentation of adult males from King George Island is highlighted to investigate whether males continue to travel to similar areas and to obtain higher resolution data.
Project(s):
Marine Mammal Tracking (MMT) *
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -63.914788 * Median Longitude: -54.668173 * South-bound Latitude: -75.698000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.828000 * North-bound Latitude: -54.490000 * East-bound Longitude: -30.155000
Date/Time Start: 2000-03-05T22:28:00 * Date/Time End: 2001-03-30T02:52:00
Event(s):
JUB2000_sel_a_m_01 * * Latitude: -62.840000 * Longitude: -58.240000 * Date/Time: 2000-03-05T00:00:00 * Location: Southern Ocean - Atlantic Sector * * Campaign: JUB2000 * * Basis: Dallmann Laboratory * * Device: Marine endotherm * * Comment: Mirounga leonina, adult male
JUB2000_sel_a_m_02 * * Latitude Start: -62.840000 * Longitude Start: -58.240000 * Latitude End: -63.628000 * Longitude End: -62.279000 * Date/Time Start: 2000-03-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2000-04-06T06:00:00 * Location: Southern Ocean - Atlantic Sector * * Campaign: JUB2000 * * Basis: Dallmann Laboratory * * Device: Marine endotherm * * Comment: Mirounga leonina, adult male
JUB2000_sel_a_m_03 * * Latitude Start: -62.840000 * Longitude Start: -58.240000 * Latitude End: -63.305000 * Longitude End: -59.661000 * Date/Time Start: 2000-03-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2000-08-02T00:00:00 * Location: Southern Ocean - Atlantic Sector * * Campaign: JUB2000 * * Basis: Dallmann Laboratory * * Device: Marine endotherm * * Comment: Mirounga leonina, adult male
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  1. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_02 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231576
  2. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_03 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231571
  3. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_04 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231572
  4. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_05 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231577
  5. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_06 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231579
  6. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_08 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231580
  7. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_09 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261708
  8. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_10 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261709
  9. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_11 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261710
  10. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at high resolution of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_13 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231585
  11. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at location on spot of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_01 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.231568
  12. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at location on spot of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_07 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.264710
  13. Bornemann, H; Plötz, J; Ramdohr, S et al. (2005): At surface behaviour at location on spot of southern elephant seal JUB2000_sel_a_m_14 from King George Island. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.261711
  14. Martin, T; Ramdohr, S; Plötz, J et al. (2006): Animation of male southern elephant seal movements in relation to Antarctic sea ice cover. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.509404