DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF SUMMER BIRDS COMMUNITY FROM SOUTH BAY (LIVINGSTON ISLAND
ABSTRACT. The significant part of the clear from snow and ice shores of Livingston Island (South Shetlands), distribution and abundance of birds were studded during the austral summer of 2004. In the region of South Bay 9 nesting bird species were encountered of a total abundance of 6604 pairs. Two...
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.614.5308 http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/mollov/bio/bscb2005/part2/453-458.pdf |
Summary: | ABSTRACT. The significant part of the clear from snow and ice shores of Livingston Island (South Shetlands), distribution and abundance of birds were studded during the austral summer of 2004. In the region of South Bay 9 nesting bird species were encountered of a total abundance of 6604 pairs. Two penguin species constituted 97.2 % of bird community following by petrels (1.2%) and turns (0.5%). KEY WORDS. Antarctica, Livingston Island, antarctic birds |
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