South American sea lion
- noun
- /ˈsaʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən siː laɪən/
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león marino sudamericano
- On the beaches of Chile, the South American sea lion can often be seen sunbathing in large groups.
- diet of South American sea lions
- South American sea lions and fisheries
- stomachs of South American sea lions
Examples
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South American sea lions consumed 27 prey species along the southern Brazilian coast over the last two decades.
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An increase in feeding activity is reported for the South American sea lions close to the breeding grounds as the breeding period approaches (in spring; e.g., George-Nascimento et al., 1984; Bustos et al., 2012).
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For the diet analysis of the South American sea lion, the stomachs of animals found dead on beaches were collected.
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Our results indicated little variation in the composition of the main prey species of the South American sea lion throughout the interdecadal interval analyzed.
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Here we analyze the diet of South American sea lions along the southern Brazilian coast during two periods (1993-2003 versus 2004-2014).
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In the present study, five of the eight main fish species found in the diet of South American sea lions were already considered overexploited in Brazilian waters by the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment for more than a decade (MMA, 2004).
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Even though the target species overlap indices do not measure competition, it is becoming evident that South American sea lions and fisheries are sharing and potentially competing for the same fishing resources in southern Brazil.
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Considering the frequent interactions between the South American sea lion and fisheries, and the current overfishing along the southern Brazilian coast, it is important to quantify possible effects of this competition on this top predator's ecology.
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However, the ecological indexes used to evaluate potential temporal alterations in the diet of South American sea lions showed a broadening exploitation of feeding resources from the first decade to the second.
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The trophic overlap index showed a high overlap between the diets of juveniles and adults of South American sea lions (C = 0.66).
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Synonyms
A large sea lion that lives on the southern coasts of South America
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'South American' indicates geographic origin and 'sea lion' is a transparent compound denoting a marine mammal (a lion-like animal of the sea). This straightforward modifier + noun structure is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
South American sea lion paints a simple picture: South American shows where it lives, and sea + lion shows it is a big, noisy sea animal that acts a little like a land lion. So the name means 'a large sea lion from the coasts of South America'.
