Magellanic penguins are keystone species in Patagonian coastal systems

• Main Authors: Entringer Júnior, Hilton, Udrizar Sauthier, Daniel Edgardo, Vantreels, Ralph .E.T., Armani, Ana Paula, Srbek Araujo, Ana Carolina, D´Agostino, Romina Laura, Blanco, Gabriela Silvina
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: International Penguin Congress
• Subjects: CABOS DOS BAHÍAS; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS; CHUBUT; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Argentina; Chubut; Hilton; Antarc*; Antarctica; Brown Skua
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/234633

The ecological importance of penguins on land remains unknown. To address some of these aspects, we investigated a Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) colony at Cabo dos Bahías (~7,000 pairs), central Patagonia, Argentina. We used camera traps (CT), from September/2022 to January/2023, to c...