Spatial distribution of birds and terrestrial plants in Bunger Hills

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Leishman, Michelle R., Gibson, John A.E., Gore, Damian B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2020
• Subjects: Bunger Hills; East Antarctica; Nivea; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Catharacta maccormicki; Ice Sheet; Snow Petrels; South Polar Skuas
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102020000012; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102020000012

Abstract In this paper, we synthesize recorded observations of moss, lichen and bird species in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica, and assess the role of environmental controls, including sediment, salinity, moisture and geology, on species' distributions. The distribution of snow petrels ( Pagodro...