Continued population recovery by Australian fur seals Kirkwood, Roger, Pemberton, David, Gales, Rosemary, Hoskins, Andrew. J, Mitchell, Tony and Arnould, John. P. Y 2010, Continued population recovery by Australian fur seals, Marine and freshwater research, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 695-701, doi: 10.1071/MF09213. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Continued population recovery by Australian fur seals Author(s) Kirkwood, Roger Pemberton, David Gales, Rosemary Hoskins, Andrew. J Mitchell, Tony Arnould, John. P. Y orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-9330 Journal name Marine and freshwater research Volume number 61 Issue number 6 Start page 695 End page 701 Total pages 7 Publisher CSIRO Publishing Place of publication Collingwood, Vic. Publication date 2010-06 ISSN 1323-1650 1448-6059 Keyword(s) Arctocephalus pusillus population status pups born Summary Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) are conspicuous, top-level predators in coastal waters of south-eastern Australia that were over-harvested during the 1800s and have had a delayed recovery. A previous species-wide estimate of live pups in 2002 recorded a near-doubling of annual pup production and a 5% annual growth rate since the 1980s. To determine if pup production increased after 2002, we estimated live pup numbers in 2007. Pups were recorded at 20 locations: 10 previously known colonies, three newly recognised colonies and seven haul-out sites where pups are occasionally born. Two colonies adjacent to the Victorian coast accounted for 51% of live pups estimated: Seal Rocks (5660 pups, 25.9%) and Lady Julia Percy Island (5574 pups, 25.5%). Although some colonies were up and some were down in pup numbers, the 2007 total of 21 882±187 (s.e.) live pups did not differ significantly from a recalculated estimate of 21 545±184 in 2002, suggesting little change to overall population size. However, the colonisation of three new sites between 2002 and 2007 indicates population recovery has continued. Language eng DOI 10.1071/MF09213 Field of Research 060207 Population Ecology 060205 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl Marine Ichthyology) Socio Economic Objective 960808 Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2010 Copyright notice ©2010, CSIRO Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031548 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 09 Dec 2010, 13:20:29 EST Thu, 09 Dec 2010, 13:21:14 EST Wed, 15 Dec 2010, 07:54:17 EST Wed, 15 Dec 2010, 07:56:01 EST Wed, 15 Dec 2010, 08:00:19 EST Wed, 15 Dec 2010, 08:07:25 EST Thu, 20 Jan 2011, 11:32:56 EST Tue, 03 May 2011, 11:40:52 EST Wed, 15 Jun 2011, 15:36:23 EST Wed, 15 Feb 2012, 11:33:23 EST Mon, 05 Mar 2012, 20:04:54 EST Tue, 06 Mar 2012, 12:27:06 EST Tue, 06 Mar 2012, 12:48:06 EST Wed, 24 Jul 2013, 15:16:37 EST Mon, 19 Aug 2013, 13:25:09 EST Mon, 19 Aug 2013, 13:25:39 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 16:59:44 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 14:17:48 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 63 times in TR Web of Science Cited 65 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1075 Abstract Views, 9 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 09 Dec 2010, 13:20:29 EST by Teresa Treffry