Abandoned penguin colonies and environmental change in the Palmer Station area, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Emslie, Steven D., Fraser, William, Smith, Raymond C., Walker, William
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1998
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Anvers; Anvers Island; Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102098000352; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102098000352

Six abandoned colonies of Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) were excavated near Palmer Station, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula, to investigate the occupation history of this species. Sediments from each site yielded abundant fish bones and otoliths and squid beaks that represent prey remains d...