The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica
We studied the distribution and abundance of marine birds in Bransfield Strait and southern Drake Passage during January and February 1985. We identified clusters of bird species, “communities” with similar distributions, and examined the extent to which the distributions of these seabird communitie...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:520474 2023-05-15T13:49:35+02:00 The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica Hunt, G.L. Heinemann, D. Veit, R.R. Heywood, R.B. Everson, I. 1990-03 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520474/ https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(90)90021-D unknown Elsevier Hunt, G.L.; Heinemann, D.; Veit, R.R.; Heywood, R.B.; Everson, I. 1990 The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. Continental Shelf Research, 10 (3). 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(90)90021-D <https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(90)90021-D> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1990 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(90)90021-D 2023-02-04T19:46:47Z We studied the distribution and abundance of marine birds in Bransfield Strait and southern Drake Passage during January and February 1985. We identified clusters of bird species, “communities” with similar distributions, and examined the extent to which the distributions of these seabird communities reflected the underlying physical oceanography of the region. Based on temperature, salinity and silicon data, we identified 11 water masses which resulted from varying degrees of mixing of water from the Pacific Basin, the Bellingshausen Sea, the Weddell Sea and terrestrial runoff. Seabird species assemblages were associated with contiguous clusters of water masses, suggesting a response by the birds to apparently subtle differences in their marine habitat. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Bellingshausen Sea Bransfield Strait Drake Passage Weddell Sea Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Weddell Sea Drake Passage Bellingshausen Sea Bransfield Strait Pacific Weddell Continental Shelf Research 10 3 243 257 |
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We studied the distribution and abundance of marine birds in Bransfield Strait and southern Drake Passage during January and February 1985. We identified clusters of bird species, “communities” with similar distributions, and examined the extent to which the distributions of these seabird communities reflected the underlying physical oceanography of the region. Based on temperature, salinity and silicon data, we identified 11 water masses which resulted from varying degrees of mixing of water from the Pacific Basin, the Bellingshausen Sea, the Weddell Sea and terrestrial runoff. Seabird species assemblages were associated with contiguous clusters of water masses, suggesting a response by the birds to apparently subtle differences in their marine habitat. |
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Hunt, G.L. Heinemann, D. Veit, R.R. Heywood, R.B. Everson, I. |
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Hunt, G.L. Heinemann, D. Veit, R.R. Heywood, R.B. Everson, I. The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica |
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Hunt, G.L. Heinemann, D. Veit, R.R. Heywood, R.B. Everson, I. |
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Hunt, G.L. |
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The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica |
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The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica |
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The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica |
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The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica |
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The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica |
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distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern drake passage and bransfield strait, antarctica |
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Elsevier |
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1990 |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520474/ https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(90)90021-D |
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Weddell Sea Drake Passage Bellingshausen Sea Bransfield Strait Pacific Weddell |
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Weddell Sea Drake Passage Bellingshausen Sea Bransfield Strait Pacific Weddell |
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Antarc* Antarctica Bellingshausen Sea Bransfield Strait Drake Passage Weddell Sea |
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Antarc* Antarctica Bellingshausen Sea Bransfield Strait Drake Passage Weddell Sea |
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Hunt, G.L.; Heinemann, D.; Veit, R.R.; Heywood, R.B.; Everson, I. 1990 The distribution, abundance and community structure of marine birds in southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. Continental Shelf Research, 10 (3). 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(90)90021-D <https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(90)90021-D> |
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