The Role of Giant Petrels in the Southern Ocean Ecosystem

• Main Author: Hunter, S.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1985
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bird Island; Giganteus; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Euphausia superba; Giant Petrel; Giant Petrels
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34038/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34038/7/772.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82275-9_72

Giant petrels are the dominant scavenging seabird species in the Sub-Antarctic and maritime Antarctic ecosystems. They consume large amounts of penguin carrion, but also include significant numbers of seals, Antarctic Krill, Euphausia superba, and small petrels in their diets. Using results of detai...