scholarly journals Correction: Fudala, K. and Bialik, R.J. Breeding Colony Dynamics of Southern Elephant Seals at Patelnia Point, King George Island, Antarctica. Remote Sensing 2020, 12, 2964

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 3727
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Fudala ◽  
Robert Józef Bialik
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Breeding Colony ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
Southern Elephant Seals ◽  
Colony Dynamics

The authors wish to make the following correction to this paper [...]

scholarly journals Breeding Colony Dynamics of Southern Elephant Seals at Patelnia Point, King George Island, Antarctica

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 2964
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Fudala ◽  
Robert Józef Bialik
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Elephant Seal ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Southern Elephant Seal ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
Southern Elephant Seals ◽  
Physical Barriers ◽  
Population Counts

During the 2019 breeding season (October-December), a battery-powered DIJ Inspire 2 drone was used to investigate a breeding southern elephant seal colony located at Patelnia Point (ASPA 128, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, maritime Antarctica). Twelve unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) missions conducted 50–70 m above ground level (AGL) were completed to monitor the breeding ground with a maximum of 0.348 km2. The missions were planned in Pix4D Capture software. A drone, with the support of ground cameras and observations, was used to derive population counts, map harems, and track the phenology of the southern elephant seals. Based on data obtained from the UAV missions, orthophotomaps were created in PIX4D Mapper and then analyzed in QGIS. Calculated values of body size parameters such as body length and orthogonal body surface area were used to determine the age and sex of individuals. Analysis of the ranges of the harems on particular days, supported by an analysis of land conditions that generate physical barriers to the movement of animals, allowed zones in which the transformations of groups of harems took place to be determined. The hypothesized hermeticity of the designated zones was supported by statistical tests. The use of drones allows for comprehensive population analyses of the breeding colonies of elephant seals such as censuses of pups and adult individuals, determination of the sex ratio, and spatial analysis of the distribution of breeding formations. In addition, it allows for a more accurate result than ground counting.

Shifts in immunoglobulin (IgG, IgM and IgA) levels in the milk of southern elephant seals, at Potter Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica

Polar Biology ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. I. Marquez ◽  
A. R. Carlini ◽  
A. V. Baroni ◽  
P. A. Ronayne de Ferrer ◽  
N. H. Slobodianik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
King George Island ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
Southern Elephant Seals ◽  
Potter Peninsula

Lactation costs in southern elephant seals at King George Island, South Shetland Islands

Polar Biology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 266-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Carlini ◽  
M. E. I. M�rquez ◽  
H. Panarello ◽  
S. Ramdohr ◽  
G. A. Daneri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Southern Elephant Seals

scholarly journals Adult male southern elephant seals from King George Island utilize the Weddell Sea

2008 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.A. Tosh ◽  
H. Bornemann ◽  
S. Ramdohr ◽  
M. Schröder ◽  
T. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antarctic Peninsula ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Weddell Sea ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
The North ◽  
Southern Elephant Seals ◽  
Ice Shelf Water ◽  
The Antarctic

AbstractAdult male southern elephant seals instrumented in 2000 on King George Island (n = 13), travelled both to the north (n = 2) and to the east (n = 6) of the Antarctic Peninsula. Five males remained within 500 km of the island focusing movements in the Bransfield Strait and around the Antarctic Peninsula. Sea surface temperatures encountered by these animals showed little variation. While animal trajectories appeared unaffected by sea ice cover, areas of shallow depths were frequented. Three males moved as far as 75°S to the east of the Peninsula 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 sea floor consists of canyons and ridges that support intensive mixing between the warm saline waters of the Weddell Gyre, the very cold outflow waters and ice shelf water at the Antarctic Slope Front. 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.

Cephalopod diet of the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, at King George Island, South Shetland Islands

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.A. Daneri ◽  
A.R. Carlini ◽  
P.G.K. Rodhouse
Keyword(s):  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Elephant Seal ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Southern Elephant Seal ◽  
Mirounga Leonina ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Important Prey ◽  
Southern Elephant Seals

In the summer of 1995/96, 25 southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, were stomach lavaged at Stranger Point, King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Cephalopod remains were present in 72% of the individuals sampled (n = 18). Seven species of squid and three of octopus were identified. The squid Psychroteuthis glacialis was the most important prey in terms of numbers (77%), biomass (80.8%) and frequency of occurrence (94.4%). Next in importance in terms of mass was the squid Alluroteuthis antarcticus (7.8%) in the diet of females and the octopodid Pareledone ?charcoti in the diet of males (13.2%). Females preyed on a wider variety of squid taxa than males (7 vs 3) but octopodids occurred only in stomach contents from males. The predominance of P. glacialis in the prey of the South Shetland Islands elephant seals can be explained by the southerly location of the foraging areas of this population compared to South Georgia, Heard and Macquarie islands, where the diet of southern elephant seals has previously been analysed. Psychroteuthis glacialis is the predominant squid in waters close to the Antarctic continent.

Weaning mass variation of southern elephant seals at King George Island and its possible relationship with “El Niño” and “La Niña” Events

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.F. Vergani ◽  
Z.B. Stanganelli ◽  
D. Bilenca
Keyword(s):  
El Niño ◽  
El Nino ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
La Niña ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Mirounga Leonina ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
La Nina ◽  
Southern Elephant Seals

Possible effects of “El Niño” Southern Oscillation (ENSO) components “El Niño”and “La Niña“ on populations of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina L., are considered in this study. Information on pup weaning mass, collected at King George Island, South Shetland Islands, over a ten-year period (1985–94) was analysed with respect to the occurrence of ENSO and recent research in feeding ecology of this population in the Bellinghausen Sea. Weaning mass of elephant seals was found to be higher during “La Niña” and a lower during “El Niño”. Differences in weaning mass between sexes varied in different proportions during El Niño and La Niña. The teleconnection between tropical Pacific anomalies and the Bellinghausen Sea deserves further research, and our results suggest a way to study this phenomenon using data of elephant seal pups weaning mass as indicators of changes in food availability.

Mass changes during their annual cycle in females of southern elephant seals at King George Island

Polar Biology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 234-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Carlini ◽  
M. E. I. Marquez ◽  
G. A. Daneri ◽  
S. Poljak
Keyword(s):  
Annual Cycle ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
Southern Elephant Seals
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document