Temporal variation in isotopic composition of Pygoscelis penguins at Ardley Island, Antarctic: Are foraging habits impacted by environmental change?

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Negrete, Pablo, Sallaberry, Michel, Barceló, Gonzalo, Maldonado, Karin, Perona, Franco, McGill, Rona A.R., Quillfeldt, Petra, Sabat, Pablo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Ardley; Ardley Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; Euphausia superba; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis antarctica; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/122338/

Several studies have suggested that penguins are undergoing a major restructuring of their feeding habits and distribution after drastic climatic changes in the Antarctic Peninsula region. With the objective of estimating potential medium-term and inter-annual variations in trophic niche, we measure...