Factors that influence cape fur seal predation on Cape gannets at Lambert’s bay, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorStrydom, Zanri
dc.contributor.authorWaller, Lauren J.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-12T07:42:51Z
dc.date.available2022-07-12T07:42:51Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractSeabird populations experience predation that can impact their breeding density and breeding success. The Cape gannet Morus capensis is endemic to the Benguela upwelling ecosystem and is classified as Endangered by the IUCN. They are affected by several threats, including predation by the Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus. Many fledglings succumb to predation during their maiden flight across waters around the island. To curb predation, the selective culling of individual predatory seals was implemented in 2014, 2015, and 2018. Our first study objective was to determine if selective culling of Cape fur seals significantly reduced predation probability on Cape gannets. We tested whether predation probability in 2014, 2015, and 2018 was affected by fish biomass, gannet fledgling numbers, and/or the presence/absence of selective culling.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStrydom, Z. et al. (2022). Factors that influence cape fur seal predation on cape gannets at Lambert’s bay, South Africa. PeerJ, 10, e13416. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13416en_US
dc.identifier.issn2167-8359
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13416
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7587
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPeerJen_US
dc.subjectAnimal behavioren_US
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_US
dc.subjectConservation Biologyen_US
dc.subjectMarine Biologyen_US
dc.subjectZoologyen_US
dc.titleFactors that influence cape fur seal predation on Cape gannets at Lambert’s bay, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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