Characteristics of nest sites of skuas and kelp gull in the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Journal of Field Ornithology
• Main Authors: Quintana, Ruben Dario, Travaini, Alejandro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: Larus Dominicanus; Catharacta Spp; Antarctic Peninsula; Nest-Site Selection; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Argentina; Cierva; Cierva Point; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/71636

We investigated nest-site selection of sympatrically breeding skuas (Catharacta spp.) and Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in the Antarctic Peninsula. We evaluated habitat preferences of nesting skuas and gulls in a patchy landscape by counting the numbers of nests in each of ten habitat types. Additi...