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Seasonal foraging behavior of Weddell seals in relation to oceanographic environmental conditions in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Hyunjae Chung
Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
current address: Division of Glacier and Earth Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
Jikang Park
Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
Division of Glacier and Earth Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
Mijin Park
Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
Yejin Kim
Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
Unyoung Chun
Division of EcoScience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
Sukyoung Yun
Division of Glacier and Earth Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
Won Sang Lee
Division of Glacier and Earth Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
Hyun A. Choi
School of Earth System Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Ji Sung Na
Division of Glacier and Earth Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
School of Earth System Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Kyungpook Institute of Oceanography, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Won Young Lee
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
Polar Science, University of Science and Technology, 217 Gajeong-ro, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
current address: Division of Glacier and Earth Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
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Understanding how marine animals adapt to variations in marine environmental conditions is paramount. In this paper, we investigated the influence of changes in seawater and light conditions on the seasonal foraging behavior of Weddell seals in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Our findings could serve as a baseline and establish a foundational understanding for future research, particularly concerning the impact of marine environmental changes on the ecosystem of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area.
Understanding how marine animals adapt to variations in marine environmental conditions is...
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