Abstract
Goose barnacles (Lepas australis) attached to satellite-relay data loggers were carried by three southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Marion Island. Their movements across the Polar Frontal Zone are presented, providing further evidence that megafauna are potential vectors for the transport of species into the Southern Ocean.
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We thank the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism for providing logistical support within the South African National Antarctic Programme and the Department of Science and Technology (administered through the National Research Foundation) for funding the marine mammal monitoring programme at Marion Island. Chris Oosthuizen and Mashudu Phalanndwa, who deployed the data loggers, and Thomas Mufanadzo, who helped with the recovery of the instrumentation, are thanked for their assistance. We thank Ian Wilkinson and Horst Bornemann for their comments on the manuscript.
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Reisinger, R.R., McIntyre, T. & Bester, M.N. Goose barnacles hitchhike on satellite-tracked southern elephant seals. Polar Biol 33, 561–564 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0724-0
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