Assessing penguin colony size and distribution using digital mapping and satellite remote sensing

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Waluda, Claire M., Dunn, Michael J., Curtis, Michael L., Fretwell, Peter T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2014
• Subjects: Signy Island; Guano; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/508472/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/508472/1/Waluda_et_al_REVISED_MS.docx; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-014-1566-y

Changes in penguin abundance and distribution can be used to understand the response of species to climate change and fisheries pressures, and as a gauge of ecosystem health. Traditionally, population estimates have involved direct counts, but remote sensing and digital mapping methodologies can pro...