Icebergs impact the physical and biological properties of the ocean where they drift,
depending on the degree of melting. We use satellite imagery and altimetry to quantify the …

Around 176500 whales were killed in the sub-Antarctic waters off South Georgia (South
Atlantic) between 1904 and 1965. In recent decades, whales have once again become …

Abstract All subpopulations of Southern Right whales (SRWs) have been subject of intense
commercial whaling during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Although the abundance and …

Our long-term study on the quantitative at-sea distribution of the upper trophic levels—
seabirds and marine mammals—in polar ecosystems aims at quantifying the factors …

Southern right whales (SRW, Eubalaena australis) were severely depleted throughout the
19th and 20th centuries but since protection in 1935, most populations are recovering (IWC …

This article is part of our long-term study on the quantitative at-sea distribution of the marine
“upper trophic levels”—seabirds and marine mammals—in polar ecosystems, aiming at …

The main aims of our long-term study on the quantitative at-sea distribution of the “upper
trophic levels”—seabirds and marine mammals—in both polar areas are to identify and …

Seabird and marine mammal at-sea distribution in the western Bering Sea and along the
eastern Kamtchatka (Kamtsjatka) Peninsula was determined during 114 transect counts …

Our long-term study on the quantitative at-sea distribution of the upper trophic levels-
seabirds and marine mammals-in polar ecosystems aims at quantifying the factors …

Results In order to allow comparison between expeditions, results are presented as
numbers per 30 min transect count. Main data are summarised in Table 1. As examples …