Seasonal variation in oceanographic habitat and behaviour of white-chinned petrels Procellaria aequinoctialis from Kerguelen Island

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Péron, Clara, Delord, Karine, Phillips, Richard A., Charbonnier, Yohan, Marteau, Cédric, Louzao, Maite, Weimerskirch, Henri
• Other Authors: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (T.A.A.F.), Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: Foraging behaviour · Activity · Breeding · Non-breeding ground · Upwelling · Sea ice · Bycatch · Geolocation · Satellite tracking; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Island; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00546907; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08785

International audience Marine environments experience seasonal variation in physical and biological parameters, with consequent changes in predator distributions. During the breeding period, proximity to suitable feeding sites is essential for central place foragers, whereas during the non-breeding...