Collection Details

Subantarctic Fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis at Heard Island, 1987/88 View list of biodiversity data collections

©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1997 Catalogue id 2582C3 Photographer Whittle, Michael (Mike)

Collection Details

Custodian

Simon Goldsworthy

Collection Acronym

SUB-FUR-HI

Description

This collection of sightings represent the first evidence of sub-Antarctic Fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis visiting Heard Island. They normally breed on the Prince Edward Islands and Iles Crozet.

Domain

Marine

Taxa Groups

Seals,

List 1 taxa from this collection

Collection Status

Data collection complete

Acknowledgements

The status of the sub-Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis at Heard Island, Simon Goldsworthy in Heard Island 1987/88 ANARE report compiled by Roger Kirkwood, Eric Woehler, and Harry Burton (1989)

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Resource Code: -	sub-fur-hi
Resource Name: -	Subantarctic Fur seals at Heard Island, 1987/88
Keywords: -	seals, Arctocephalus tropicalis
Basis of Record: -	Observation

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Linked to the following Bioregions

Subantarctic Island - Heard Island

Data Details

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Map

No map exists.

Spatial Coverage

53° 03' 06.5" S to 53° 08' 22.2" S	|	-53.0518° to -53.1395°
73° 39' 03.2" E to 73° 46' 59.9" E	|	73.6509° to 73.7833°

Date Range of Collection

10-Dec-1987 to 26-Feb-1988

Metadata

Heard_Island_Report_1987_1988 - The 1987/1988 Field Season at Heard Island