Local- and large-scale effects of climate change on Pygoscelis penguin habitat and demography

• Main Author: Cimino, Megan A.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Delaware 2016
• Subjects: Pygoscelis > Habitat > Climatic factors > Antarctica; Pygoscelis > Reproduction > Climatic factors > Antarctica; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; Chinstrap penguin; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19802

Climate change around Antarctica is coincident with shifts in the distribution and abundance of Pygoscelid penguins, understanding this link between penguins and climate is the motivation behind this dissertation. I conducted two studies at Palmer Station, located along the rapidly warming West Anta...