The distribution, abundance, status and global importance of giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus and M. halli) breeding at South Georgia

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Poncet, Sally, Wolfaardt, Anton C., Barbraud, Christophe, Arriegas, Ronald A., Black, Andrew, Powell, Robert B., Phillips, Richard A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Giganteus; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Arctocephalus gazella; Giant Petrels; King Penguins; Macronectes giganteus; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522981/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-019-02608-y

Information on the status of giant petrels breeding at South Georgia was previously based on studies at a small number of the archipelago's breeding sites. Here, we report the results of the first complete archipelago-wide survey of breeding northern Macronectes halli and southern M. giganteus...