Number and distribution of Adélie penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding sites in the Robinson Group of islands, Mac.Robertson Land coast, east Antarctica

ABSTRACT In November 2005, the first comprehensive survey for Adélie penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) breeding sites in the Robinson Group of islands, situated 25 to 55 km east of Australia's Mawson station (67.602°S, 62.879°E) was conducted. Breeding Adélie penguins were found on 30 of the 149 i...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Low, Matthew, Meyer, Lisa, Southwell, Colin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2007
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
East Antarctica
Mawson Station
Mac.Robertson Land
Robinson Group
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Pygoscelis adeliae
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247407006365
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247407006365
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Summary:ABSTRACT In November 2005, the first comprehensive survey for Adélie penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) breeding sites in the Robinson Group of islands, situated 25 to 55 km east of Australia's Mawson station (67.602°S, 62.879°E) was conducted. Breeding Adélie penguins were found on 30 of the 149 islands, with the number of nests on each island ranging from fewer than 10 to several thousand. With the exception of those islands in the southeast, nesting Adélie penguins were found throughout the Robinson Group. In this paper, the spatial coordinates and presence/absence of breeding penguins for all 149 islands are reported so that researchers may interpret the results in relation to possible future survey work. All locations reported in this paper are in decimal degrees.

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