New breeding site and records of king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) on King George Island (South Shetlands, Western Antarctic)
Abstract The king penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus ) is a pelagic species that breeds on sub-Antarctic islands relatively close to the Antarctic polar front. After a significant decline at the beginning of the twentieth century because of widespread exploitation by sealers, the species’ numbers are...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247418000554 2024-09-15T17:42:24+00:00 New breeding site and records of king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) on King George Island (South Shetlands, Western Antarctic) Gryz, Piotr Gerlée, Alina Korczak-Abshire, Małgorzata 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247418000554 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247418000554 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 54, issue 4, page 275-283 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 2018 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247418000554 2024-07-24T04:04:18Z Abstract The king penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus ) is a pelagic species that breeds on sub-Antarctic islands relatively close to the Antarctic polar front. After a significant decline at the beginning of the twentieth century because of widespread exploitation by sealers, the species’ numbers are currently increasing, with observed local fluctuations. There has also been an increase in the number of sightings in the Antarctic, and recorded breeding attempts in this area. Here we present the history of observations of king penguins from 1977 to 2017 in two Antarctic Specially Protected Areas: ASPA No. 128 Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, and No. 151 Lions Rump, King George Island, South Shetland Islands (Western Antarctic). Additionally, we report on a new breeding site at Lions Rump, the third known breeding site for this species in the South Shetland Islands. Together with observations from other parts of the archipelago, the information in this study supports earlier suggestions of a southerly expansion of this species and of attempts to colonise the Antarctic Peninsula region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula King George Island King Penguins Polar Record South Shetland Islands Cambridge University Press Polar Record 54 4 275 283 |
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Abstract The king penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus ) is a pelagic species that breeds on sub-Antarctic islands relatively close to the Antarctic polar front. After a significant decline at the beginning of the twentieth century because of widespread exploitation by sealers, the species’ numbers are currently increasing, with observed local fluctuations. There has also been an increase in the number of sightings in the Antarctic, and recorded breeding attempts in this area. Here we present the history of observations of king penguins from 1977 to 2017 in two Antarctic Specially Protected Areas: ASPA No. 128 Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, and No. 151 Lions Rump, King George Island, South Shetland Islands (Western Antarctic). Additionally, we report on a new breeding site at Lions Rump, the third known breeding site for this species in the South Shetland Islands. Together with observations from other parts of the archipelago, the information in this study supports earlier suggestions of a southerly expansion of this species and of attempts to colonise the Antarctic Peninsula region. |
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Gryz, Piotr Gerlée, Alina Korczak-Abshire, Małgorzata New breeding site and records of king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) on King George Island (South Shetlands, Western Antarctic) |
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Gryz, Piotr Gerlée, Alina Korczak-Abshire, Małgorzata |
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New breeding site and records of king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) on King George Island (South Shetlands, Western Antarctic) |
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New breeding site and records of king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) on King George Island (South Shetlands, Western Antarctic) |
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New breeding site and records of king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) on King George Island (South Shetlands, Western Antarctic) |
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New breeding site and records of king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) on King George Island (South Shetlands, Western Antarctic) |
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New breeding site and records of king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) on King George Island (South Shetlands, Western Antarctic) |
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new breeding site and records of king penguins ( aptenodytes patagonicus) on king george island (south shetlands, western antarctic) |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula King George Island King Penguins Polar Record South Shetland Islands |
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