„« Southern elephant seals breeding at Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands.

CARLINI A.R.; S. POLJAK; R. CASAUX; G.A.DANERI; M. GASCO

POLISH POLAR RESEARCH

Committee on Polar Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences Warszawa

Lugar: Varsovia; Año: 2003 vol. 24 p. 143 - 147

0138-0338

ABSTRACT: A population survey of southern elephant seals (Miroungaleonina Linnaeus, 1758) was conducted at Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, during the 2001 breeding season. Two breeding sites were identified, one of which had not been previously reported. The largest breeding site was located at Duthoit Point, with a total of 128 females, 111 pups and 7 weanlings distributed in 6 harems along 3 km of coast. The new breeding group was observed at Harmony Point, where 3 females with their pups were found. This is the first report on southern elephant seal numbers during the breeding period the at Nelson Island coast.