Antarctic petrels ‘on the ice rocks’: wintering strategy of an Antarctic seabird

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Delord, K., Kato, A., Tarroux, A., Orgeret, F., Cotté, C., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Cherel, Y., Descamps, S.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2020
• Subjects: Ecology; Conservation; and Global Change Biology; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Svarthamaren; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; Euphausia superba; Iceberg*; Sea ice; Thalassoica antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7211841/; https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191429

There is a paucity of information on the foraging ecology, especially individual use of sea-ice features and icebergs, over the non-breeding season in many seabird species. Using geolocators and stable isotopes, we defined the movements, distribution and diet of adult Antarctic petrels Thalassoica a...