Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern Atlantic

Many pinniped populations precipitously declined during the 19th and 20th centuries due to overharvesting. In Uruguay, the South American sea lion (SASL) was harvested until 1986. Birth rates in two nearby breeding colonies have had opposite trends for at least 20 yr. We assessed different mechanism...

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Autores: Franco-Trecu, Valentina, Drago, Massimiliano, Baladán, Claudia, Garcia-Olazabal, Mateo D., Crespo, Enrique A., Cardona Pascual, Luis, Inchausti, Pablo
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Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
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Palavra-chave:Pinnípedes
Colònies animals
Pinnipedia
Animal colonies
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spelling Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern AtlanticFranco-Trecu, ValentinaDrago, MassimilianoBaladán, ClaudiaGarcia-Olazabal, Mateo D.Crespo, Enrique A.Cardona Pascual, LuisInchausti, PabloPinnípedesColònies animalsPinnipediaAnimal coloniesMany pinniped populations precipitously declined during the 19th and 20th centuries due to overharvesting. In Uruguay, the South American sea lion (SASL) was harvested until 1986. Birth rates in two nearby breeding colonies have had opposite trends for at least 20 yr. We assessed different mechanisms that could explain opposite trends in birth rates in the two SASL colonies. We compared feeding habits (δ15N and δ13C) of breeding females, birth mass, individual growth rate and early survival of pups and the social structure between colonies. Breeding females from the two colonies did not differ in their feeding habits. However, male and female pups grew faster but had a lower survival in the second month in the smallest colony. We found differences in the social structures, with a higher proportion of males in the smallest colony. The latter is important because peripheral SASL males may abduct and kill pups, which may explain the lower survival of pups in smaller colonies. We believe that the cumulative effects of population extractions have lowered the local SASL population size and disrupted its social structure to the point where Allee-like effects could become important and hamper the recovery of the Uruguayan SASL population.Wiley2015info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/226032Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12197Marine Mammal Science, 2015, vol. 31, num.3, p. 963-978https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12197(c) Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2260322026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern Atlantic
title Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern Atlantic
spellingShingle Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern Atlantic
Franco-Trecu, Valentina
Pinnípedes
Colònies animals
Pinnipedia
Animal colonies
title_short Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern Atlantic
title_full Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern Atlantic
title_fullStr Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern Atlantic
title_full_unstemmed Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern Atlantic
title_sort Postharvesting population dynamics of the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in the southwestern Atlantic
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Franco-Trecu, Valentina
Drago, Massimiliano
Baladán, Claudia
Garcia-Olazabal, Mateo D.
Crespo, Enrique A.
Cardona Pascual, Luis
Inchausti, Pablo
author Franco-Trecu, Valentina
author_facet Franco-Trecu, Valentina
Drago, Massimiliano
Baladán, Claudia
Garcia-Olazabal, Mateo D.
Crespo, Enrique A.
Cardona Pascual, Luis
Inchausti, Pablo
author_role author
author2 Drago, Massimiliano
Baladán, Claudia
Garcia-Olazabal, Mateo D.
Crespo, Enrique A.
Cardona Pascual, Luis
Inchausti, Pablo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pinnípedes
Colònies animals
Pinnipedia
Animal colonies
topic Pinnípedes
Colònies animals
Pinnipedia
Animal colonies
description Many pinniped populations precipitously declined during the 19th and 20th centuries due to overharvesting. In Uruguay, the South American sea lion (SASL) was harvested until 1986. Birth rates in two nearby breeding colonies have had opposite trends for at least 20 yr. We assessed different mechanisms that could explain opposite trends in birth rates in the two SASL colonies. We compared feeding habits (δ15N and δ13C) of breeding females, birth mass, individual growth rate and early survival of pups and the social structure between colonies. Breeding females from the two colonies did not differ in their feeding habits. However, male and female pups grew faster but had a lower survival in the second month in the smallest colony. We found differences in the social structures, with a higher proportion of males in the smallest colony. The latter is important because peripheral SASL males may abduct and kill pups, which may explain the lower survival of pups in smaller colonies. We believe that the cumulative effects of population extractions have lowered the local SASL population size and disrupted its social structure to the point where Allee-like effects could become important and hamper the recovery of the Uruguayan SASL population.
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Marine Mammal Science, 2015, vol. 31, num.3, p. 963-978
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