Pollution and physiological variability in gentoo penguins at two rookeries with different levels of human visitation

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Barbosa, Andrés, de Mas, Eva, Benzal, Jesús, Diaz, Julia Ines, Motas, Miguel, Jerez, Silvia, Pertierra, Luis, Benayas, Javier, Justel, Ana, Lauzurica, Pilar, Garcia-Peña, Francisco Javier, Serrano, Tania
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Antarctic; Livingston Island; Hannah; Byers; Byers peninsula; Hannah Point; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Gentoo penguin
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102012000739; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102012000739

Abstract Human activity and specifically tourism has been increasing in Antarctica over the last few years. Few studies have examined the indirect effects of human visits on Antarctic penguin rookeries. This work aims to study the differences between a highly visited (Hannah Point) and a rarely visi...