Seabird breeding population size on the Antarctic Peninsula related to fisheries activities in non-breeding ranges off South America

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Krüger, Lucas, Paiva, Vitor H., Petry, Maria V., Ramos, Jaime A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Elephant Island; Giganteus; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Giant Petrel; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102017000207; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102017000207

Abstract Population growth of the southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus from South America has been linked with an increase in fishing activities. It was demonstrated recently that a population from Elephant Island, Antarctic Peninsula, largely overlaps its non-breeding distribution with zones...