Influence of nest burrow microclimate on chick growth in a colonial High-Arctic seabird, the little auk

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Izabela Kulaszewicz, Dariusz Jakubas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018
• Subjects: Nest temperature; Svalbard; dovekie; Alle alle; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Arctic; Hornsund; Burrows; Dovekie; little auk; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1547044; https://doaj.org/article/65f938bd88cf41f88da943a8754b30ce

The growth of seabird chicks is affected by various environmental conditions. Although species nesting in burrows may thereby reduce the effects of environmental conditions, they are still dependent on the nest microclimate. We investigated the influence of nest microclimate on chick growth in the l...