Southern Elephant Seal Foraging in the Southern Ocean
Entry ID: ASAC_468

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Summary
Abstract: Twenty three juvenile (8-14 months of age) southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina L.) from Macquarie Island were tracked during 1993 and 1995. Migratory tracks and ocean areas with concentrated activity, presumed to be foraging grounds, were established from location data gathered by attached geolocation time depth recorders. The seals ranged widely (811-3258 km) and foraging activity centred ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -38.0   S: -73.0   E: -20.0   W: 130.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1991-09-30
Stop Date: 1992-03-31
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Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 170 kb
Distribution Format: Word, Excel
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Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: mel at anatomy.usyd.edu.au
Contact Address:
University of Sydney
Department of Anatomy and Histology F13
City: Sydney
Province or State: NSW
Postal Code: 2006
Country: Australia
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-11-09
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-25

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