Does Sea Ice Constrain the Breeding Schedules of High Arctic Northern Fulmars?

• Published in: The Condor
• Main Authors: Mallory, Mark L., Forbes, Mark R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2007
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Fulmar; Cape Vera; South Cape; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/condor/109.4.894; http://academic.oup.com/condor/article-pdf/109/4/894/29715040/condor0894.pdf

Abstract The Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is a pelagic seabird that breeds across 25° of latitude, from the boreal to the high Arctic oceanographic zones. We examined the breeding schedule of fulmars in the remote Cape Vera colony in the Canadian high Arctic, a marine region covered by sea i...