Seasonal foraging behavior of Weddell seals in relation to oceanographic environmental conditions in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
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Title
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Seasonal foraging behavior of Weddell seals in relation to oceanographic environmental conditions in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
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Other Titles
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남극 로스해의 해양 환경 조건과 관련된 웨델물범의 계절적 취식 행동
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Authors
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Chung, Hyunjae
Park, Jikang
Park, Mijin
Kim, Yejin
Chun, Unyoung
Yun, Sukyoung
Lee, Won Sang
Choi, Hyun A.
Na, Ji Sung
Yoon, Seung-Tae
Lee, Won Young
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Issue Date
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2024-11
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Citation
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Chung, Hyunjae, et al. 2024. "Seasonal foraging behavior of Weddell seals in relation to oceanographic environmental conditions in the Ross Sea, Antarctica". BIOGEOSCIENCES, 21(22): 5199-5217.
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Abstract
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. Understanding the foraging behavior of marine animals in Antarctica is crucial for assessing their ecological
significance and responses to environmental changes, such as
seasonal changes in seawater or light hours. However, studying their responses to these seasonal changes remains challenging due to the difficult logistics of conducting observations, particularly during the harsh austral winter months. In
this study, we investigated the influence of changes in seawater properties and light conditions on the seasonal foraging behavior of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in
the Ross Sea, Antarctica. We affixed 64 Weddell seals with
conductivity?temperature?depth tags for 3 consecutive years
from 2021 to 2023 to record their locations and dive profiles,
including depth, head acceleration, temperature, and salinity. We found that seals foraged more frequently in Modified Shelf Water and Ice Shelf Water than in Antarctic Surface Water. This preference could be connected to greater
food availability. Seals also dove to greater depths and displayed increased activity in capturing prey during daylight
hours. This behavior may correspond to the diel vertical migration of pelagic prey in response to varying light conditions. Consequently, marine fauna were confronted with distinct seasonal changes in the Antarctic environment and adjusted their foraging behaviors to respond to them. This highlights the importance of extrinsic factors in estimating their
seasonal foraging behavior.
남극의 해양 동물들의 포식 행동을 이해하는 것은 생태학적 중요성과 환경 변화(예: 계절에 따른 해수 변화나 일조 시간 변화)에 대한 반응을 평가하는 데 필수적입니다. 그러나 극한의 남극 겨울철에 관찰을 수행하는 데 있어 물류적 어려움이 커 이러한 연구는 도전 과제가 됩니다. 이 연구에서는 2021년부터 2023년까지 3년간 64마리의 웨델물범(Leptonychotes weddellii)에 전도도-온도-수심(CTD) 태그를 부착하여 남극 로스해에서 물범의 위치와 잠수 프로파일(수심, 머리 가속도, 온도, 염도 등)을 기록했습니다. 연구 결과, 웨델물범은 남극 표면수보다 변형된 대륙붕수 및 빙붕수에서 더 자주 먹이를 찾았으며, 이는 더 풍부한 먹이 자원과 관련이 있을 가능성이 있습니다. 또한, 물범은 낮 시간에 더 깊은 곳으로 잠수하며 먹이를 사냥하는 활동이 증가했는데, 이는 먹이 생물의 주야간 수직 이동과 관련될 수 있습니다. 결론적으로, 남극의 계절적 환경 변화는 해양 동물들에게 뚜렷한 영향을 미쳤으며, 물범은 이에 맞춰 포식 행동을 조정했습니다. 이는 계절적 포식 행동을 추정하는 데 외적 요인의 중요성을 강조합니다.
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URI
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https://repository.kopri.re.kr/handle/201206/16186
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DOI
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-5199-2024
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Type
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Article
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Station
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Jang Bogo Station
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SCIE
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- 2023-2023, Study on polar ecosystem change by warming and adaptation mechanisms of polar organism (23-23) / Kim, Sanghee (PE23140)
2023-2023, Korea Network for Observation and prediction of ice sheet and sea level changes in a Warming world (K-NOW) (23-23) / Lee, Won Sang (PM23020)
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