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Leopard seal diets in a rapidly warming polar region vary by year, season, sex, and body size.

Douglas J KrauseMichael E GoebelCarolyn M Kurle
Published in: BMC ecology (2020)
The seasonal increase in leopard seal δ15N values, and thus fur seal in their diet, was predictably related to larger body size; it may also be forcing reductions to the largest Antarctic fur seal colony in the Antarctic Peninsula. Our ensemble sampling approach reduces historical biases in monitoring marine apex predator diets. Further, our results are necessary to best inform regional fisheries management planning.
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