Concept information
Preferred term
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC/MML/APIS
Definition
- The four species of Antarctic pack ice seals (crabeater, leopard, Weddell, and Ross seals) are thought to comprise up to 50% or more of the world's total biomass of seals. As long-lived, top level predators in Southern Ocean ecosystems, pack ice seals are scientifically interesting because they can assist in monitoring shifts in ecosystem structure and function, especially changes that occur in sensitive polar areas in response to global climate changes. The Antarctic Pack Ice Seals (APIS) Program focuses on the ecological importance of pack ice seals and their interactions with physical and biotic features of their environment. This program is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary research initiative whose planning and implementation has involved scientists from more than a dozen countries. It is being developed and coordinated by the Group of Specialists on Seals of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), and represents an important contribution to SCAR's Antar ctic Global Change Program. Website: "http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/apis/apis.htm" [Summary provided by NOAA] (en)
Broader concept
- NOAA (en)
Change note
- 2022-03-30 07:43:19.0 [tstevens] update AltLabel (Antarctic Pack Ice Seals, Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce); update PrefLabel (DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC/MML/APIS); update Resource (provider);
- 2022-03-30 07:44:00.0 [tstevens] update Resource (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/4e1f47fa-2c18-4ed1-a4a2-d58a0a36a329
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