Elephant Seal Sightings, Heard Island (1949 to 1960)

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published on 10 October 2018

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Description

Elephant Seal Sightings at Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean.

Data Records

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Burton, H. and Watts, D. (2006) Elephant Seal Sightings, Heard Island (1949 to 1960), Australian Antarctic Data Centre - CAASM Metadata (http://aadc-db.aad.gov.au/KeywordSearch/Home.do?Portal=amd_au&MetadataType=0)

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation; Community composition; Life history; Marine mammals; Population dynamics

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Contacts

OBIS Secretariat
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
BE
Dave Watts
  • Custodian Steward
  • Point Of Contact
Australian Antarctic Division; Australian Antarctic Data Centre
AU

Geographic Coverage

Southern Ocean

Bounding Coordinates South West [-53.8, 73.3], North East [-53.2, 73.8]

Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231413

Species Mirounga leonina

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136976

Family Phocidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1949-01-01 / 1960-12-31

Additional Metadata

marine, harvested by iOBIS