Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) breeding and survival in Western Australia compromised by a “marine heat wave” in 2011

• Main Authors: Cannell, B., Chambers, L., Bunce, M., Murray, D.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Penguin Island
• Online Access: https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/17919/

The largest colony of Little Penguins in Western Australia is located on Penguin Island, 50 km south of Perth, and the breeding performance of a nestbox subpopulation has been monitored for over 20 years. From our long term data set, high SSTs in April and May, both offshore and close to the colony,...