Extreme climate events and individual heterogeneity shape life history traits and population dynamics

• Published in: Ecological Monographs
• Main Authors: Jenouvrier, S, Peron, C, Weimerskirch, H
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ecological Soc Amer 2015
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Antarctic; Fulmar; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1890/14-1834.1; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/100479

Extreme climatic conditions and their ecological impacts are currently emerging as critical features of climate change. We studied extreme sea ice condition (ESIC) and found it impacts both life-history traits and population dynamics of an Antarctic seabird well beyond ordinary variability. The Sout...