The distribution, abundance, status and global importance of giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus and M. halli) breeding at South Georgia

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Poncet, Sally, Wolfaardt, Anton, Barbraud, Christophe, Reyes-Arriagada, Ronnie, Black, Andrew, Powell, Robert, Phillips, Richard, A.
• Other Authors: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Department of Computer Science Portland (CS), Portland State University Portland (PSU), British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2020
• Subjects: Allochrony; Distribution patterns; Macronectes giganteus; Macronectes halli; Population size; Population trends; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Giganteus; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Arctocephalus gazella; Giant Petrels; King Penguins; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-02484159; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02608-y

International audience Information on the status of giant petrels breeding at South Georgia was previously based on studies at a small number of the archipelago's breeding sites. Here, we report the results of the first complete archipelago-wide survey of breeding northern Macronectes halli and...