Emperor penguin colonies in the Australian Antarctic Territory: how many are there?
ABSTRACT Emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri are endemic to Antarctica. Their breeding colonies are located in the coastal areas of the continent. The precise number of breeding locations is uncertain. This paper examines what is known about the colonies in the Australian Antarctic Territory and e...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247409008341 2024-03-03T08:38:08+00:00 Emperor penguin colonies in the Australian Antarctic Territory: how many are there? Wienecke, Barbara 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247409008341 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247409008341 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 45, issue 4, page 304-312 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2009 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247409008341 2024-02-08T08:48:30Z ABSTRACT Emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri are endemic to Antarctica. Their breeding colonies are located in the coastal areas of the continent. The precise number of breeding locations is uncertain. This paper examines what is known about the colonies in the Australian Antarctic Territory and examines which colonies are without doubt breeding locations and which ones require further examination in order to determine their existence and status. Several colonies have not been seen since they were first reported. This begs the question of whether the reported sightings were indeed of breeding colonies. Given the extent of uncertainty with regard to the number of colonies, it is suggested that the listing of the species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature be changed from ‘of least concern’ to ‘data deficient’. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri Emperor penguins Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic Australian Antarctic Territory Polar Record 45 4 304 312 |
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ABSTRACT Emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri are endemic to Antarctica. Their breeding colonies are located in the coastal areas of the continent. The precise number of breeding locations is uncertain. This paper examines what is known about the colonies in the Australian Antarctic Territory and examines which colonies are without doubt breeding locations and which ones require further examination in order to determine their existence and status. Several colonies have not been seen since they were first reported. This begs the question of whether the reported sightings were indeed of breeding colonies. Given the extent of uncertainty with regard to the number of colonies, it is suggested that the listing of the species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature be changed from ‘of least concern’ to ‘data deficient’. |
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Emperor penguin colonies in the Australian Antarctic Territory: how many are there? |
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