The impact of the giant iceberg B09B on population size and breeding success of Adélie penguins in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Wilson, Kerry-Jayne, Turney, Chris S.M., Fogwill, Christopher J., Blair, Estelle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; East Antarctica; Iceberg*; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102015000644; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102015000644

Abstract The arrival of iceberg B09B in Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica, and subsequent fast ice expansion has dramatically increased the distance Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) breeding at Cape Denison must travel in search of food. This has provided a natural experiment to investigate th...