Composition of Antarctic Fur Seal diet at Cumberland Bay, South Georgia, from 2008 onwards

Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) diet has been monitored at the King Edward Point research station on South Georgia since 2008. Scats are collected regularly and krill carapaces, fish otoliths and squid beaks extracted. Krill length is calculated from the extracted carapaces whilst squid beaks and fish otoliths are measured and identified to species where possible. This dataset comprises raw and processed krill length as well as squid beak and otolith measurements and identification to species where appropriate.

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2019-07-12
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  • Antarctic Fur Seal
  • Arctocephalus gazella
  • Diet
  • Prey Species
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  • King Edward Point South Georgia Island
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Composition of Antarctic Fur Seal diet at Cumberland Bay, South Georgia, from 2008 onwards (https://data.bas.ac.uk/metadata.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01187), accessed by contacting UK Polar Data Centre at polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk, [date in here dd/mm/yyyy]
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2008-01-01
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2008-01-01
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It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.
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2008-11-12
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  European Petroleum Survey Group
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  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
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https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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10 fur seal scats are collected once a week between November and March and once every 2 weeks during the winter.

Krill carapaces are extracted and measured. The measured length is converted into a total length measurement using the equation: removed_carapace_length*2.44+11.56 (Hill, 1990). Any otoliths found are extracted, measured and identified to species where possible.

Any squid beaks found are extracted, measured and identified to species where possible.

All data were collected under permit from the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
 
 

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Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella Diet Prey Species
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Habitats and biotopes
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Indicator Species EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Life History EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Predation

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