Collecting sea lion scat samples (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Collecting sea lion scat samples

Caption

Stephanie Nehasil collects sea lion scat samples in the field at San Nicolas Island. The research study was prompted by changes observed in sea lion foraging and a mass starvation event caused by a 2014-2016 marine heatwave.

Credit

Greg Sanders, US Navy (retired); NMFS permit #19091-01

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Must be used in conjunction with Journal of Animal Ecology research paper on sea lion nutrition.

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