Adélie penguin population changes at Stranger Point: 19 years of monitoring

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Juáres, Mariana A., Santos, Mercedes, Negrete, Javier, Mennucci, Jorge A., Perchivale, Pablo J., Casaux, Ricardo, Coria, Néstor R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2015
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; 25 de Mayo; Stranger Point; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102015000152; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102015000152

Abstract The Adélie penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) breeding population at Stranger Point, King George Island (25 de Mayo), increased in number from 1965/66 until 1980/81 after which it started to decrease almost continuously up to the present. A significant decrease in the number of breeding pairs a...