012612aa-4e6f-4100-ace2-bfab4847f3a2 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2026-03-19T22:02:53 creation ISO 19115 2016 Antarctic fur seal stable isotopes 012612aa-4e6f-4100-ace2-bfab4847f3a2 A stable isotope analysis on blood and whiskers samples from adult female Antarctic fur seals, from 3 colonies in the Southern Ocean: - Marion Island (2008-2018) - Bird Island, South Georgia (2008-2012) - Cape Shirreff, South Shetland Islands (2008-2012) The purpose of the study is to examine temporal, spatial and individual variation in the trophic ecology of Antarctic fur seal, and their role as sentinels of change in the Southern Ocean ecosystem. EMBARGO NOTE: Data is embargoed until 01/01/2027. The data files associated with this record will be made available at this time. {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[37.0, -47.5], [39.0, -47.5], [39.0, -46.0], [37.0, -46.0], [37.0, -47.5]]]} 37.0 39.0 -47.5 -46.0 Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella blood stable isotopes whiskers Associated publication documentDigital Friscourt, N., M. A. Lea, Y. Cherel, S. Wotherspoon, E. A. Brewer, W. C. Oosthuizen, P. J. N. de Bruyn, M. Wege, M. E. Goebel, P. N. Trathan, and A. Walters. 2024. Seasonal and ocean basin-scale assessment of amino acid δ15N trends in a Southern Ocean marine predator. Marine Ecology Progress Series 747:151-169. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14699 HTML Associated publication documentDigital Walters, A., M. Hindell, M. E. Goebel, M. N. Bester, P. N. Trathan, W. C. Oosthuizen, and M.-A. Lea. 2020. Southern Ocean isoscapes derived from a wide-ranging circumpolar marine predator, the Antarctic fur seal. Ecological Indicators 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106694 HTML ORCID documentDigital HTML ORCID documentDigital HTML ORCID documentDigital HTML ORCID documentDigital HTML ORCID documentDigital HTML ORCID documentDigital HTML Unnamed resource documentDigital License Graphic PNG