Retreating Shorelines as an Emerging Threat to Adélie Penguins on Inexpressible Island

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Xintong Chen, Jiquan Chen, Xiao Cheng, Lizhong Zhu, Bing Li, Xianglan Li
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: UAV survey; penguin abundance; colony spatial extent; shoreline; elevation; Science; Q; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Inexpressible Island; Antarc*; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13224718; https://doaj.org/article/bd7228acbc604f7894ac9a19f4d2afea

Long-term observation of penguin abundance and distribution may warn of changes in the Antarctic marine ecosystem and provide support for penguin conservation. We conducted an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) survey of the Adélie penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) colony on Inexpressible Island and obtaine...