Orthomosaic of Lake Untersee ...

• Main Authors: Rümmler, Marie-Charlott, Esefeld, Jan, Pfeifer, Christian, Mustafa, Osama
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2024
• Subjects: Conservation and biodiversity; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Snow Petrel
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25436044; https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Orthomosaic_of_Lake_Untersee/25436044

Supplementary material IIDespite the sensitivity of ecosystems in extreme conditions, only 0.029% of the Antarctic continent is currently granted special protection as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA). Additionally, protected areas are unevenly distributed and unrepresentative of the biodiversity of Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties are thus striving to establish a more coherent network of protected areas. In this context, the Otto-von-Gruber-Gebirge was identified as an area highly worthy of protection due to its unique ecosystem including one of the largest snow petrel breeding sites, and relative pristine nature. However, in the process of designation, an update of knowledge, particularly of the population status of snow petrel in the area, was recognized to be needed. This study was aimed at estimating a population census of snow petrel breeding pairs in the Lake Untersee catchment, an important subarea of the potentially protected area. Investigations were severely limited ...