Influence of sampling protocol on diet determination of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua and Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella

Berrow, Simon D.; Taylor, Robert I.; Murray, Alistair W. A.. 1999 Influence of sampling protocol on diet determination of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua and Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella. Polar Biology, 22 (3). 156-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050405

Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)

Abstract/Summary

The influence of two sampling protocols on diet determination of two marine predators, the gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) and Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), was investigated. The collection of diet samples on three occasions over a 2-week period was compared with collecting all samples during a single session, as current CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Programme protocols recommend. Some differences in the mass of food recovered from penguins were found but this was attributed to the mass of penguin sampled. There were no differences in diet composition between protocols and although body mass was a significant determinant of the mean length of krill Euphausia superba recovered from penguins, there were no differences between sampling protocols. This study has shown that differences between sampling frequencies are small and a variety of sampling protocols can produce results acceptable for inter-annual monitoring. The mass of sampled individuals can account for significant variation and should be recorded, especially if sampling frequencies and sizes are low.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050405
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme
ISSN:	0722-4060
Date made live:	20 Aug 2013 13:58 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503022

Actions (login required)

View Item

Document Downloads

More statistics for this item...