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Physical and ecological factors explain the distribution of Ross Sea Weddell seals during the breeding season
Year: 2019
Type: Publication
Description:

This article combines citizen science with remote sensing to learn about environmental and biological factors that explain fine-scale distribution of Weddell seal haul-outs in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. 

The full article is available here

Authors:
Michelle A. LaRue
Leo Salas
Nadav Nur
David G. Ainley
Sharon Stammerjohn
Luke Barrington
Kostas Stamatiou
Jean Pennycook
Melissa Dozier
Jon Saints
Hitomi Nakamura
Credit: LaRue, M.A., L. Salas, N. Nur, D.G. Ainley, S. Stammerjohn, L. Barrington, K. Stamatiou, J. Pennycook, M. Dozier, J. Saints, H. Nakamura. Physical and ecological factors explain the distribution of Ross Sea Weddell seals during the breeding season. Marine Ecology Progress Series 612:193–208.
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