Diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015)
Knowledge of the feeding ecology of a species at local level is fundamental to determine the relationship between the fluctuations in local marine resources and population dynamics of predators. In this study, we examined the diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) during the crèche stage at...
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ftunivlaplata:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/133294 2023-05-15T14:01:55+02:00 Diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015) Juáres, Mariana Alejandra Casaux, Ricardo Jorge Corbalán, Aldo Blanco, Gabriel Pereira, G. Ariel Perchivale, Pablo José Coria, Néstor Rubén Santos, María Mercedes 2018-02 application/pdf 303-311 http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/133294 en eng http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/133294 issn:0722-4060 issn:1432-2056 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) CC-BY Ciencias Naturales Pygoscelis adeliae Krill-dependent species Prey availability South Shetland Islands Articulo 2018 ftunivlaplata 2022-03-27T01:06:22Z Knowledge of the feeding ecology of a species at local level is fundamental to determine the relationship between the fluctuations in local marine resources and population dynamics of predators. In this study, we examined the diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) during the crèche stage at the Stranger Point colony, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, over a 13-year period (2002/2003–2014/2015). Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) was the dominant prey for Adélie penguins during the crèche period (contribution: 100% of occurrence and >99.7% by mass). The fish component in the diet represented a small proportion of the total prey (contribution: from 4 to 24% of occurrence but <0.15% by mass). A marked inter-annual variability in the mass of stomach contents, the krill size consumed and the proportion of juvenile krill was observed. Moreover, a possible recruitment event of krill was recorded. A negative relationship between the size of krill in the diet and breeding success was found, suggesting that population dynamics of krill also reflected changes in the local availability of this crustacean. This work is the first long-term study of dietary parameters of Adélie penguins for the Stranger Point colony. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Antarctica Euphausia superba King George Island Pygoscelis adeliae South Shetland Islands Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP): SeDiCI (Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual) 25 de Mayo ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,-62.083,-62.083) Antarctic King George Island South Shetland Islands Stranger Point ENVELOPE(-58.618,-58.618,-62.262,-62.262) |
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Ciencias Naturales Pygoscelis adeliae Krill-dependent species Prey availability South Shetland Islands Juáres, Mariana Alejandra Casaux, Ricardo Jorge Corbalán, Aldo Blanco, Gabriel Pereira, G. Ariel Perchivale, Pablo José Coria, Néstor Rubén Santos, María Mercedes Diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015) |
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Knowledge of the feeding ecology of a species at local level is fundamental to determine the relationship between the fluctuations in local marine resources and population dynamics of predators. In this study, we examined the diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) during the crèche stage at the Stranger Point colony, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, over a 13-year period (2002/2003–2014/2015). Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) was the dominant prey for Adélie penguins during the crèche period (contribution: 100% of occurrence and >99.7% by mass). The fish component in the diet represented a small proportion of the total prey (contribution: from 4 to 24% of occurrence but <0.15% by mass). A marked inter-annual variability in the mass of stomach contents, the krill size consumed and the proportion of juvenile krill was observed. Moreover, a possible recruitment event of krill was recorded. A negative relationship between the size of krill in the diet and breeding success was found, suggesting that population dynamics of krill also reflected changes in the local availability of this crustacean. This work is the first long-term study of dietary parameters of Adélie penguins for the Stranger Point colony. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo |
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Juáres, Mariana Alejandra Casaux, Ricardo Jorge Corbalán, Aldo Blanco, Gabriel Pereira, G. Ariel Perchivale, Pablo José Coria, Néstor Rubén Santos, María Mercedes |
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Juáres, Mariana Alejandra Casaux, Ricardo Jorge Corbalán, Aldo Blanco, Gabriel Pereira, G. Ariel Perchivale, Pablo José Coria, Néstor Rubén Santos, María Mercedes |
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Diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015) |
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Diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015) |
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Diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015) |
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Diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015) |
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Diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015) |
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diet of adélie penguins ( pygoscelis adeliae ) at stranger point (25 de mayo/king george island, antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015) |
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ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,-62.083,-62.083) ENVELOPE(-58.618,-58.618,-62.262,-62.262) |
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25 de Mayo Antarctic King George Island South Shetland Islands Stranger Point |
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25 de Mayo Antarctic King George Island South Shetland Islands Stranger Point |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Antarctica Euphausia superba King George Island Pygoscelis adeliae South Shetland Islands |
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