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Cape Shirreff female Antarctic fur seal stable isotope data

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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To quantify the dietary preferences and trophic level consumption of post-breeding adult female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella), we analysed the carbon:nitrogen composition of whiskers and blood samples from the females. Females were captured towards the end of the lactation period (March/April) and whiskers and a blood sample were collected at this time. Females were generally recaptured just prior to or after giving birth the following season and a further whisker and blood sample were collected at this time. Metadata for each individual include: Site, GLS ID, year, flipper tag number, season, sampling date, tissue type, whisker segment number, cumulative length along whisker of the segment, d15N, d13C, percentage N, percentage C and CN ratio.

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Title Cape Shirreff female Antarctic fur seal stable isotope data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/7083d198-8923-408c-8381-388f440e4735
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 24/01/2008 - 18/12/2008
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    -60.783,
    -62.45
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Cape Shirreff female Antarctic fur seal stable isotope data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/cape-shirreff-female-antarctic-fur-seal-stable-isotope-data