Complete breeding failures in ivory gull following unusual rainy storms in North Greenland

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Yannic, Glenn, Aebischer, Adrian, Sabard, Brigitte, Gilg, Olivier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2014
• Subjects: Pagophila eburnea; breeding failure; Greenland; endangered species; summer precipitation; climate change; Arctic; Station Nord; Amdrup Land; Climate change; East Greenland; ivory gull; North Greenland; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3203; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22749

Natural catastrophic events such as heavy rainfall and windstorms may induce drastic decreases in breeding success of animal populations. We report the impacts of summer rainfalls on the reproductive success of ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) in north-east Greenland. On two occasions, at Amdrup Land...