Distribution and size of Adelie penguin colonies in Amundsen Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica
Adelie penguin colonies were surveyed throughout ice-free areas in Amundsen Bay, Enderby Land, from a helicopter on 23 December 1998. The locality and number of breeding pairs of three newly discovered colonies, in addition to a known colony are described. In total, about 9760 pairs of Adelie pengui...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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National Institute of Polar Research
2000
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.15094/00009113 https://doaj.org/article/b560aaea6aa6482e91e7149adf1a37fa |
| Summary: | Adelie penguin colonies were surveyed throughout ice-free areas in Amundsen Bay, Enderby Land, from a helicopter on 23 December 1998. The locality and number of breeding pairs of three newly discovered colonies, in addition to a known colony are described. In total, about 9760 pairs of Adelie penguins breed in the four colonies in this region, comprising one of the largest breeding populations in eastern Enderby Land. |
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