Pollution and physiological variability in gentoo penguins at two rookeries with different levels of human visitation

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Barbosa, Andrés, De Mas, Andrea, Benzal, Jesús, Diaz, Julia Inés, Motas, Miguel, Jerez, Silvia, Pertierra, Luis, Benayas, Luis, Justel, Ana, Lauzurica, Pilar, García Peña, Francisco Javier, Serrano, Tania
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Antarctic Penguins; Genotoxic Damage; Human Disturbance; Immune Response; Pollution; Stress; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Livingston Island; Hannah; Byers; Diaz; Byers peninsula; Hannah Point; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Gentoo penguin
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/10768

Human activity and specifically tourism has been increasing in Antarctica over the last few years. Few studies have examined the indirect effects of human visits on Antarctic penguin rookeries. This work aims to study the differences between a highly visited (Hannah Point) and a rarely visited (Devi...