Seals and seascapes: covariation in Hawaiian monk seal subpopulations and the oceanic landscape of the Hawaiian Archipelago
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Abstract Aim The possible linkages between the spatial distribution of primary productivity over the north‐western Hawaiian islands and trends of subpopulations of Hawaiian monk seals in the period 1956–1995 were assessed. This endangered seal is endemic to the north‐western Hawaiian islands (NWHIs), where about 1300–1400 individuals are distributed among six main breeding subpopulations. A striking property in patterns of abundance among subpopulations is their spatial nature, a feature suggesting that these may be related to variation in the biotic marine environment. In examining linkages between trends in abundance at these subpopulations and the marine habitat of the NWHIs, an understanding of the relative importance of intrinsic or extrinsic regulatory processes to the long‐term dynamics of the seal can be gained. Location The north‐western Hawaiian islands (Hawaiian Archipelago). Methods Productivity of the seascape was mapped using both remotely sensed images and data collected during oceanographic cruises. Measurements included sea surface temperature (SST), vertical water column structure, integrated chlorophyll, and their respective levels of variability. The spatial structure and heterogeneity of both mean values and coefficients of variation of these variables were quantified statistically by calculating descriptive statistics for each block of a 20° × 10° grid (with 200 blocks of dimensions 1°) overlain on each map, and computing spatial statistics for each variable (based on the summary statistics calculated for each block). Multivariate techniques were used to identify biogeographical regions within the pelagic landscape of the NWHIs. Monk seal trends among breeding sites within and among biogeographical regions were compared by analysing correlations among mean beach counts for each subpopulation. Results Primary productivity over the marine habitat of the Hawaiian monk seal was found to be non‐uniform. A significant spatial pattern of primary productivity over the NWHIs, most apparent in a gradient along latitudinal lines, was documented. Multivariate groupings of environmental data partitioned the NWHIs into distinct biogeographical regions, and Hawaiian monk seal breeding areas can be differentiated on the basis of these. Regions with similar environments displayed synchronous variation in monk seal abundance. Main conclusions These findings suggest the local trends in monk seal abundance have ultimately been shaped by the quality of the surrounding marine environment. In assessing the dynamics of the Hawaiian monk seal as a whole, and notwithstanding the short‐term and local effects of proximate mortality factors, extrinsic, ecosystem‐level mechanisms appear to be important in shaping the long‐term population dynamics of this endangered mammal. If that is the case, then environmental variation may also be an important determinant of the potential for recovery of these subpopulations and therefore for the entire species.
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