Decline of one of the southernmost northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) colonies and its relationship with a warm sea environment

Decline of one of the southernmost northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) colonies and its relationship with a warm sea environment

Over several decades, air temperature and sea surface temperature (SST) have increased in the northeastern Pacific, as has the frequency of large-scale warm anomalies in SST. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of these warm anomalies on the production of northern elephant seal (...

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Main Authors: Eunice Donají Rodríguez-Rafael, María de la Concepción García-Aguilar, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Fernando Ricardo Elorriaga-Verplancken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2023-08-01
Series:Ciencias Marinas
Subjects:
climate change
pinnipeds
population trend
pup production
sea surface temperature anomalies
Online Access:https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/3361

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