van Franeker, Jan Andries (2004): Tab.1: Estimates for marine mammals populations south of the Antarctic Polar Front [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.757612, Supplement to: van Franeker, JA (2004): Distribution and population densities of marine mammals south of 60 °S. Polarforschung, 72(2/3), 71-74, hdl:10013/epic.29887.d001
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Abstract:
The aim of this contribution is to supply summarized information on the distribution and numbers of marine mammals in the Antarctic. In relation to the topic of the workshop the question to be answered is: "Is there spatial or temporal variation in mammalian presence in the Antarctic area that has relevance to the operation of acoustic devices". If acoustic devices have impact on marine mammals, this does not stop at political borders. Nevertheless, since legal implementation of the Antarctic Environmental Protocol was the major stimulus behind the workshop, this contribution was asked to limit itself to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is south of 60°S.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group | Group | van Franeker, Jan Andries | |||
| 2 | Species | Species | van Franeker, Jan Andries | |||
| 3 | Population | Popul | # | van Franeker, Jan Andries | ±CCAMLR area population individuals | |
| 4 | Maximum | Max | van Franeker, Jan Andries | [#] maximum summer popul. south of 60°S | ||
| 5 | Minimum | Min | van Franeker, Jan Andries | [#] minimum summer popul. south of 60°S |
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
104 data points
Data
| 1 Group | 2 Species | 3 Popul [#] | 4 Max | 5 Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seals | Crabeater Seal | 12000000 | 12000000 | 12000000 |
| Seals | Leopard Seal | 300000 | 300000 | 300000 |
| Seals | Weddell Seal | 750000 | 750000 | 750000 |
| Seals | Ross Seal | 130000 | 130000 | 130000 |
| Seals | Elephant Seal | 800000 | 50000 | 1000 |
| Seals | Antarctic Fur Seal | 2750000 | 50000 | 1000 |
| Seals | Seals, total | 16730000 | 13280000 | 13182000 |
| Baleen Whales | Minke Whale | 760000 | 750000 | 500000 |
| Baleen Whales | Sei Whalte | 38000 | 5000 | 0 |
| Baleen Whales | Fin Whale | 2500 | 5000 | 0 |
| Baleen Whales | Blue Whale | 1700 | 100 | 0 |
| Baleen Whales | Southern Right Whale | 4000 | 1000 | 0 |
| Baleen Whales | Humpback Whale | 12000 | 10000 | 0 |
| Baleen Whales | Baleen Whales, total | 840700 | 771100 | 2000 |
| Toothed Whales | Sperm Whale | 28000 | 12000 | 502000 |
| Toothed Whales | Beaked Whales, mainly S. Bottlenose Whale | 600000 | 500000 | 250000 |
| Toothed Whales | Killer Whale | 80000 | 70000 | 35000 |
| Toothed Whales | Long-finned Pilot Whale | 200000 | 10000 | 0 |
| Toothed Whales | Hourglass Dolphin | 144000 | 10000 | 0 |
| Toothed Whales | Toothed Whales, total | 1052000 | 602000 | 286000 |
| Marine mammals, total | 19000000 | 15000000 | 14000000 |