Ivory gulls breeding on ice

ABSTRACT A breeding colony of ivory gulls was discovered on an ice floe in northeast Greenland in August 2008. The ice floe resembled nearby islands in that it was covered with a thick layer of gravely moraine, and furthermore its position was fixed throughout most of the breeding season as the surr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Boertmann, David, Olsen, Kent, Gilg, Oliver
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Greenland
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247409008626
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247409008626
Description
Summary:ABSTRACT A breeding colony of ivory gulls was discovered on an ice floe in northeast Greenland in August 2008. The ice floe resembled nearby islands in that it was covered with a thick layer of gravely moraine, and furthermore its position was fixed throughout most of the breeding season as the surrounding first year ice only broke up in mid August when most of the gull chicks had fledged.

Similar Items