Contrasting effects of the extent of sea‐ice on the breeding performance of an Antarctic top predator, the Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea

• Published in: Journal of Avian Biology
• Main Authors: Barbraud, Christophe, Weimerskirch, Henri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: Antarctic; Nivea; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice; Snow Petrel
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.320402.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0908-8857.2001.320402.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.320402.x

Recent studies have shown that the Antarctic Circumpolar Wave and the related sea‐ice cover around the Antarctic continent may have a profound effect on the lower trophic levels of the marine environment. In particular, extensive sea‐ice cover enhances the survival of krill. However, the effects of...