Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-05-25T02:52:57ZGCMD Search: [Keyword='WEDDELL SEAL']http://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 16 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]APISAPIS - Antarctic Pack Ice Seals 1994-1999, plus historical data from the 1980's48.88,-69.2256,150.43,-58.931984-11-11T00:00:00Z2000-01-10T00:00:00Z2013-02-05T05:00:00ZAPIS data were collected between 1994 and 1999. This dataset also includes some historical data collected between 1985 and 1987. Both aerial and ship-board surveys were conducted. Studies on the behaviour ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]TAGSSeal database of known-age animals35.0,-68.0,-80.0,-42.01950-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-01-12T05:00:00ZThis database is a compendium of histories of known age seals (Weddell and Southern elephant) from observations across the Southern Ocean but focussed on Macquarie Island, Marion Island, Heard Island, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2695Winter foraging ranges of Weddell seals: a pilot study to assess their role in the winter sea-ice zone and their potential as ocean sampling platforms77.0,-67.0,78.0,-66.02005-10-01T00:00:00Z2007-03-31T00:00:00Z2011-12-22T05:00:00ZMetadata record for data from ASAC Project 2695
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Variations in the winter extent of sea ice are thought to have profound effects on biological ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1148_WeddellsMeasuring the effects of human activity on Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)110.0,-67.0,111.0,-66.02000-10-27T00:00:00Z2000-12-10T00:00:00Z2001-10-25T00:00:00Z2001-12-05T00:00:00Z2002-10-25T00:00:00Z2003-01-15T00:00:00Z2011-04-25T04:00:00ZThe number of people travelling to Antarctica is growing, with much of the recent increase in visitor numbers attributable to an expansion in commercial tourism (Enzenbacher 1992; 1994). Most visitors ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2122Easily measured call attributes can detect vocal differences between Weddell seals from two areas (Casey and Davis).78.0833,-68.5666,110.6666,-66.21992-11-13T00:00:00Z2010-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-01-31T05:00:00ZUnderwater vocalisations of Weddell seals were recorded at Casey (1997) and Davis (1992 and 1997) Antarctica. The goal of the study was to determine if it would be possible to identify geographic ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1132-2Geographic variations in underwater male Weddell seal Trills suggest breeding area fidelity-19.0,-78.0,166.0,-66.01991-10-01T00:00:00Z2006-12-31T00:00:00Z2010-07-26T04:00:00ZAdult Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) exhibit site fidelity to where they first breed but juveniles, and perhaps transient adult males, may disperse from their natal location. If there is ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1132-1Weddell Seal underwater calling rates during the winter and spring near Mawson Station, Antarctica62.2,-67.65,63.7,-67.42002-05-29T00:00:00Z2002-12-11T00:00:00Z2010-07-26T04:00:00ZDuring the winter and spring of 2002, underwater calling rates were measured near mid-day on an opportunistic basis at 7 breeding sites and, at two breeding sites, over 24 hour periods once a month. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_32Examination of Distribution and Abundance of Avian Predators in Relation to Prey Densities and to Oceanographic Conditions75.0,-69.0,77.0,-68.01989-01-01T00:00:00Z1990-02-28T00:00:00Z1991-01-01T00:00:00Z1991-01-31T00:00:00Z2010-07-16T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data from ASAC Project 32
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Foods of the South Polar ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[BAS_AEDC]GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00321Seal count data at Signy Island2010-04-27T04:00:00ZThe total number of seals on Signy Island is counted in February each year. The island is divided into 6 areas, sub-divided into 105 zones and the number of Antarctic Fur seals, Elephant seals, Weddell ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]AADC-00048Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica77.8,-68.75,78.93,-68.31983-02-07T00:00:00Z1996-04-08T00:00:00Z2009-10-05T04:00:00ZThis dataset contains the results from studies of the Weddell Seal (Lepotonychotes weddellii) in the Vestfold Hills region, Antarctica. Results from tagging surveys, photographs and aerial surveys ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]birds_observ_SOShipboard sea bird and ancillary marine mammal sightings, April-Sept 2001 and 2002, Continental Margin Western Antarctic Peninsula, GLOBEC-76.0,-71.0,-64.0,-65.02001-04-29T00:00:00Z2001-06-01T00:00:00Z2001-07-27T00:00:00Z2001-08-24T00:00:00Z2002-04-14T00:00:00Z2002-05-14T00:00:00Z2002-08-05T00:00:00Z2002-09-09T00:00:00Z2009-05-13T04:00:00ZDay and night shipboard sightings/counts of birds and ancillary mammals during
4 ship cruises to the Antarctic, April-September 2001 and 2002. General survey
area includes ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K027_1997_2001_NZ_1The breeding behaviour (territorial behaviour, male quality, movement and mating success) of male and female Weddell seals in relation to reproductive success during the breeding season166.85,-77.727,166.85,-77.7271997-11-09T00:00:00Z1997-12-20T00:00:00Z1998-11-04T00:00:00Z1998-12-20T00:00:00Z1999-10-26T00:00:00Z1999-12-13T00:00:00Z2000-11-04T00:00:00Z2000-11-17T00:00:00Z2009-02-27T05:00:00ZThe breeding behaviour of the Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddelli at the Turtle Rock colony in McMurdo Sound was studied over four breeding seasons. The aim was to quantify the male and female behaviour ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K027_1997_2001_NZ_2Underwater recordings of Weddell seal calls recorded as a indication of male attributes, both inter and intra-sexual interactions during the breeding season in Weddell seals 166.85,-77.727,166.85,-77.7271997-11-09T00:00:00Z1997-12-20T00:00:00Z1998-11-04T00:00:00Z1998-12-20T00:00:00Z1999-10-26T00:00:00Z1999-12-13T00:00:00Z2000-11-04T00:00:00Z2000-11-17T00:00:00Z2009-02-27T05:00:00ZTo determine if male weddell seal calls reveal information on male attributes, recordings of major Weddell call types from all of the sampled males at the Turtlerock colony was correlated with measurements ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]10_factsAntarctic and Southern Ocean Fact Files pages-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-30.01997-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZThis dataset is a series of HTML pages containing information about Antarctic and Southern Ocean topics. Each page contains facts about the topic, where the information has been collected from an ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]twin_pupsApparent twin pups of the weddell seal near Mawson, Antarctica62.5,-67.5,63.0,-67.31976-10-09T00:00:00Z1976-10-24T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZPhocid seals give birth annually, generally to a single pup. Twins have been reported occasionally, either from observations made in utero or from observations of live pups in the field. Examples ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]wed_indexReproductive rate as an index of the environment: 28 years of monitoring Weddell seals in east Antarctica.76.0,-69.0,79.0,-67.01974-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-12-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZPublication of these results is currently in progress with the Journal of Animal Ecology.
Summary
1.An efficient method of describing change in Antarctic marine ecosystems is long-term monitoring ...