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Seasonal changes in diel haul‐out patterns of a lacustrine ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis)

dc.contributor.authorNiemi, Marja
dc.contributor.authorNykänen, Milaja
dc.contributor.authorBiard, Vincent
dc.contributor.authorKunnasranta, Mervi
dc.contributor.departmentid4100110810
dc.contributor.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3612-8842
dc.contributor.organizationLuonnonvarakeskus
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:56:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-27T18:35:01Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:56:30Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractSeasonal changes in diel haul-out patterns of the lacustrine Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) were studied using a combination of satellite telemetry and camera traps during 2007–2015. We found the haul-out activity patterns to vary seasonally. Our results show that during the ice-covered winter period before the seals start their annual molt, the peak in haul-out generally occurs at midnight. Similarly, during the postmolt season of summer and autumn when the lake is free of ice, the haul-out is concentrated in the early hours of the morning. In contrast, over the spring molting period, Saimaa ringed seals tend to haul out around the clock. The spring molt is also the only period when a slight difference in haul-out behavior between the sexes is observed, with females having a haul-out peak at nighttime while the males have a less visible diel pattern. According to our results, the diel haul-out patterns of Saimaa ringed seals are similar to the ones of marine ringed seals. Gathering information on haul-out activity is important in order to safeguard the natural patterns of Saimaa ringed seals in areas that are prone to disturbance from human activities.
dc.description.vuosik2023
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dc.format.pagerange7 p.
dc.identifier.olddbid496303
dc.identifier.oldhandle10024/553739
dc.identifier.urihttps://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/11111/6146
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2023080994434
dc.language.isoen
dc.okm.corporatecopublicationei
dc.okm.discipline1181
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationei
dc.okm.openaccess1 = Open access -julkaisukanavassa ilmestynyt julkaisu
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dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.articlenumbere10264
dc.relation.doi10.1002/ece3.10264
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEcology and Evolution
dc.relation.issn2045-7758
dc.relation.issn2045-7758
dc.relation.numberinseries7
dc.relation.volume13
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.source.identifierhttps://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/553739
dc.subjectSaima ringed seal
dc.subjectsaimaannorppa
dc.subjectcamera trapping
dc.subjectcircadian
dc.subjectconservation
dc.subjectdiel
dc.subjecthaulout
dc.subjectpinniped
dc.subjecttelemetry
dc.teh41007-00198901
dc.titleSeasonal changes in diel haul‐out patterns of a lacustrine ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis)
dc.typepublication
dc.type.okmfi=A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä|sv=A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift|en=A1 Journal article (refereed), original research|
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