Past penguin colony responses to explosive volcanism on the Antarctic Peninsula

Changes in penguin populations on the Antarctic Peninsula in recent decades have been linked to environmental factors such as sea ice. Here, the authors show that penguin colony change on Ardley Island, NW Antarctic Peninsula during the last 8,500 years was primarily driven by volcanic activity.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Stephen J. Roberts, Patrick Monien, Louise C. Foster, Julia Loftfield, Emma P. Hocking, Bernhard Schnetger, Emma J. Pearson, Steve Juggins, Peter Fretwell, Louise Ireland, Ryszard Ochyra, Anna R. Haworth, Claire S. Allen, Steven G. Moreton, Sarah J. Davies, Hans-Jürgen Brumsack, Michael J. Bentley, Dominic A. Hodgson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
Subjects:
Science
Q
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Ardley
Ardley Island
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14914
https://doaj.org/article/a2169159c9e8456db488242626aee08b
Description
Summary:Changes in penguin populations on the Antarctic Peninsula in recent decades have been linked to environmental factors such as sea ice. Here, the authors show that penguin colony change on Ardley Island, NW Antarctic Peninsula during the last 8,500 years was primarily driven by volcanic activity.

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