Populations of breeding birds in Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Gil-Delgado, J.A., González-Solís, J., Barbosa, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Livingston Island; Giganteus; Byers; Byers peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Chinstrap penguin; Gentoo penguin; Giant Petrel; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus; Pygoscelis antarctica; Pygoscelis papua; Sterna vittata
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102012000752; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102012000752

Abstract Data about breeding populations of birds in the Antarctica are rare and fragmented. Thus, information about the status of the breeding populations of Antarctic birds is crucial given the current scenario of climate change, which is particularly acute in Antarctica. This paper presents new i...