Table_1_The Rapid Population Collapse of a Key Marine Predator in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula Endangers Genetic Diversity and Resilience to Clima.docx
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Summary
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.796488
AbstractAntarctic fur seals (AFS) are an ecologically important predator and a focal indicator species for ecosystem-based Antarctic fisheries management. This species suffered intensive anthropogenic exploitation until the early 1900s, but recolonized most of its former distribution, including the southern-most colony at Cape Shirreff, South Shetland Islands (SSI). The IUCN describes a single, global AFS population of least concern; however, extensive genetic analyses clearly identify four distinct breeding stocks, including one in the SSI. To update the population status of SSI AFS, we analyzed 20 years of field-based data including population counts, body size and condition, natality, recruitment, foraging behaviors, return rates, and pup mortality at the largest SSI colony. Our findings show a precipitous decline in AFS abundance (86% decrease since 2007), likely driven by leopard seal predation (increasing since 2001, p << 0.001) and potentially worsening summer foraging conditions. We estimated that leopard seals consumed an average of 69.3% (range: 50.3â80.9%) of all AFS pups born each year since 2010. AFS foraging-trip durations, an index of their foraging habitat quality, were consistent with decreasing krill and fish availability. Significant improvement in the age-specific over-winter body condition of AFS indicates that observed population declines are driven by processes local to the northern Antarctic Peninsula. The loss of SSI AFS would substantially reduce the genetic diversity of the species, and decrease its resilience to climate change. There is an urgent need to reevaluate the conservation status of Antarctic fur seals, particularly for the rapidly declining SSI population.
DescriptionTable S1. Total synoptic pup counts (live and dead) from the South Shetland Archipelago (SSI), and from the subset breeding colonies at Cape Shirreff (CS, reported with standard deviation (±SD) where available) and the San Telmo Islets (STI) during the 1959 â 2020 austral summers. All summers are referred to by the year the season ended. Data collected by the U.S. AMLR Program (this study) unless otherwise indicated.
Entity Information
Entity Type
Spreadsheet
Data Attribute / Type | Description |
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STI
integer |
total synoptic pup counts (live and dead, with standard deviation where appropriate) from the San Telmo Islets |
CS
integer |
total synoptic pup counts (live and dead, with standard deviation where appropriate) from the subset breeding colonies at Cape Shirreff |
Season
integer |
year the season ended |
SSI
integer |
total synoptic pup counts (live and dead, with standard deviation where appropriate) from the South Shetland Archipelago |
Distribution Information
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Douglas Krause
douglas.krause@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
Douglas Krause
douglas.krause@noaa.gov
Extents
-64° W,
-43° E,
-58° N,
-65° S
2001 - 2020
Item Identification
Title: | Table_1_The Rapid Population Collapse of a Key Marine Predator in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula Endangers Genetic Diversity and Resilience to Clima.docx |
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Status: | Completed |
Creation Date: | 2022-01-04 |
Revision Date: | 2022-01-04 |
Publication Date: | 2022-01-03 |
Abstract: |
Antarctic fur seals (AFS) are an ecologically important predator and a focal indicator species for ecosystem-based Antarctic fisheries management. This species suffered intensive anthropogenic exploitation until the early 1900s, but recolonized most of its former distribution, including the southern-most colony at Cape Shirreff, South Shetland Islands (SSI). The IUCN describes a single, global AFS population of least concern; however, extensive genetic analyses clearly identify four distinct breeding stocks, including one in the SSI. To update the population status of SSI AFS, we analyzed 20 years of field-based data including population counts, body size and condition, natality, recruitment, foraging behaviors, return rates, and pup mortality at the largest SSI colony. Our findings show a precipitous decline in AFS abundance (86% decrease since 2007), likely driven by leopard seal predation (increasing since 2001, p << 0.001) and potentially worsening summer foraging conditions. We estimated that leopard seals consumed an average of 69.3% (range: 50.3â80.9%) of all AFS pups born each year since 2010. AFS foraging-trip durations, an index of their foraging habitat quality, were consistent with decreasing krill and fish availability. Significant improvement in the age-specific over-winter body condition of AFS indicates that observed population declines are driven by processes local to the northern Antarctic Peninsula. The loss of SSI AFS would substantially reduce the genetic diversity of the species, and decrease its resilience to climate change. There is an urgent need to reevaluate the conservation status of Antarctic fur seals, particularly for the rapidly declining SSI population. |
Purpose: |
To provide empirical data documenting the rapid decline of Antarctic Fur Seals at Cape Shirreff, as well as the important genetic diversity of this population. |
Notes: |
Supplementary Data from Krause DJ, Bonin CA, Goebel ME, Reiss CS and Watters GM (2022) The Rapid Population Collapse of a Key Marine Predator in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula Endangers Genetic Diversity and Resilience to Climate Change. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:796488. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.796488 |
Other Citation Details: |
Krause DJ, Bonin CA, Goebel ME, Reiss CS and Watters GM (2022) The Rapid Population Collapse of a Key Marine Predator in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula Endangers Genetic Diversity and Resilience to Climate Change. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:796488. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.796488 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.3389/fmars.2021.796488 |
DOI Registration Authority: | DOI Registration Authority |
DOI Issue Date: | 2022-01-03 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Antarctic fur seal |
None | Arctocephalus gazella |
None | conservation status |
None | edge population |
None | population dynamics (ecology) |
None | Top-down and bottom-up control |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Cape Shirreff |
None | Livingston Island |
None | San Telmo Islets |
None | South Shetland Islands |
Physical Location
Organization: | Southwest Fisheries Science Center |
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City: | La Jolla |
State/Province: | CA |
Country: | USA |
Entity Information
Entity Type: | Spreadsheet |
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Active Version?: | Yes |
Description: |
Table S1. Total synoptic pup counts (live and dead) from the South Shetland Archipelago (SSI), and from the subset breeding colonies at Cape Shirreff (CS, reported with standard deviation (±SD) where available) and the San Telmo Islets (STI) during the 1959 â 2020 austral summers. All summers are referred to by the year the season ended. Data collected by the U.S. AMLR Program (this study) unless otherwise indicated. |
Data Attributes
Attribute Summary
Name | Type | Description | ||
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100
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STI | integer | total synoptic pup counts (live and dead, with standard deviation where appropriate) from the San Telmo Islets | |
100
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CS | integer | total synoptic pup counts (live and dead, with standard deviation where appropriate) from the subset breeding colonies at Cape Shirreff | |
100
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Season | integer | year the season ended | |
100
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SSI | integer | total synoptic pup counts (live and dead, with standard deviation where appropriate) from the South Shetland Archipelago |
Attribute Details
STI
Data Storage Type: | integer |
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Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
total synoptic pup counts (live and dead, with standard deviation where appropriate) from the San Telmo Islets |
CS
Data Storage Type: | integer |
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Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
total synoptic pup counts (live and dead, with standard deviation where appropriate) from the subset breeding colonies at Cape Shirreff |
Season
Data Storage Type: | integer |
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Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
year the season ended |
SSI
Data Storage Type: | integer |
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Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
total synoptic pup counts (live and dead, with standard deviation where appropriate) from the South Shetland Archipelago |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2022 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Woodman, Sam |
Address: |
8901 La Jolla Shores Dr La Jolla, CA 92037 USA |
Email Address: | sam.woodman@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 858-546-7138 |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2022 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) |
Address: |
8901 La Jolla Shores Dr. La Jolla, CA 92037 USA |
Phone: | (858)546-7000 |
URL: | http://swfsc.noaa.gov/ |
Business Hours: | 8:00-16:30 |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2022 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Krause, Douglas |
Email Address: | douglas.krause@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2022 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Krause, Douglas |
Email Address: | douglas.krause@noaa.gov |
Extents
Extent Group 1
Extent Description: |
FAO Area 48.1, CCAMLR Area 48.1, Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, South Orkney Islands |
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Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -64 | |
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E° Bound: | -43 | |
N° Bound: | -58 | |
S° Bound: | -65 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2001 |
End: | 2020 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Policy: |
Available online at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.796488/full#supplementary-material |
Data Access Procedure: |
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.796488/full#supplementary-material |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
None |
Metadata Access Constraints: |
None |
Metadata Use Constraints: |
None |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.796488/full#supplementary-material |
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Distributor: | Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) (2022 - Present) |
File Name: | 5773724.zip |
File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
Compression: | Zip |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 66329 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66329 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Sam Woodman |
Metadata Record Created: | 2022-01-04 23:49+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-08-15 17:09+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2022-01-04 |
Owner Org: | SWFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2022-01-04 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2023-01-04 |