Population size and trends of southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus) nesting at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Dunn, Michael, Jackson, Jennifer, Adlard, Stacey, Phillips, Richard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Giganteus; Antarc*; Giant Petrel; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510766/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510766/1/Dunn_PolarBio_revised_FINAL.docx; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-015-1855-0

The southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) has a circumpolar distribution and breeds on subantarctic islands and a few continental Antarctic sites. Although this species has recently been down-listed to “Least Concern” by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), there are strong fluctuations in a...