Spatial niche partitioning may promote coexistence of Pygoscelis penguins as climate-induced sympatry occurs.

• Main Authors: Pickett, Erin, Fraser, William, Patterson-Fraser, Donna, Cimino, Megan, Torres, Leigh, Friedlaender, Ari
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2018
• Subjects: Adélie penguin; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis papua; climate change; ecological segregation; foraging; gentoo penguin; interspecific competition; range shift; space use; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; Anvers; Anvers Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Euphausia superba; Gentoo penguin
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3db609vc

Climate-induced range overlap can result in novel interactions between similar species and potentially lead to competitive exclusion. The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is one of the most rapidly warming regions on Earth and is experiencing a poleward climate migration from a polar to subpolar envir...