Abundance and predatory impact of killer whales at Marion Island
Killer whales are the oceans’ apex predator and are known to have important effects on ecosystems. At Subantarctic Marion Island, southern Indian Ocean, they have only been studied opportunistically, resulting in limited knowledge of their ecosystem impact here. This dissertation describes the prey...
Main Author: | Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf |
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Other Authors: | Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt |
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University of Pretoria
2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27643 Reisinger, RR 2011, Abundance and predatory impact of killer whales at Marion Island, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27643 > http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08302011-165011/ |
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