A complete breeding failure in an Adelie penguin colony correlates with unusual and extreme environmental events
the Earths ecosystems, nothing is more telling than a complete failure in the reproductive success of a sentinel species: a zero year. Here, we found that unusual environmental conditions in the Terre Adlie sector of Antarctica disrupted the breeding activity of Adlie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae on...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:96117 2023-05-15T13:04:49+02:00 A complete breeding failure in an Adelie penguin colony correlates with unusual and extreme environmental events Ropert-Coudert, Y Kato, A Meyer, X Pelle, M MacIntosh, AJJ Angelier, F Chastel, O Widmann, M Arthur, B Raymond, B Raclot, T 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01182 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/96117 en eng Blackwell Munksgaard http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01182 Ropert-Coudert, Y and Kato, A and Meyer, X and Pelle, M and MacIntosh, AJJ and Angelier, F and Chastel, O and Widmann, M and Arthur, B and Raymond, B and Raclot, T, A complete breeding failure in an Adelie penguin colony correlates with unusual and extreme environmental events, Ecography, 38, (2) pp. 111-113. ISSN 0906-7590 (2015) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/96117 Biological Sciences Other Biological Sciences Global Change Biology Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2015 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01182 2019-12-13T21:58:29Z the Earths ecosystems, nothing is more telling than a complete failure in the reproductive success of a sentinel species: a zero year. Here, we found that unusual environmental conditions in the Terre Adlie sector of Antarctica disrupted the breeding activity of Adlie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae on land but also their foraging activity at sea to such a degree that no chicks survived in the 2013/2014 breeding season. Uncommonly heavy precipitation for this normally dry desert killed chicks en masse, while weak katabatic winds maintained a persistent sea ice around the colony, thereby impacting chick provisioning by adults. Extreme events such as this have direct repercussions for the species in question, and may also affect the wider sea-ice dependent food web. Understanding the nature, frequency, and consequences of such events are central to the management and conservation of this remote yet crucial ecosystem. Article in Journal/Newspaper Adelie penguin Antarc* Antarctica Pygoscelis adeliae Sea ice eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Ecography 38 2 111 113 |
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the Earths ecosystems, nothing is more telling than a complete failure in the reproductive success of a sentinel species: a zero year. Here, we found that unusual environmental conditions in the Terre Adlie sector of Antarctica disrupted the breeding activity of Adlie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae on land but also their foraging activity at sea to such a degree that no chicks survived in the 2013/2014 breeding season. Uncommonly heavy precipitation for this normally dry desert killed chicks en masse, while weak katabatic winds maintained a persistent sea ice around the colony, thereby impacting chick provisioning by adults. Extreme events such as this have direct repercussions for the species in question, and may also affect the wider sea-ice dependent food web. Understanding the nature, frequency, and consequences of such events are central to the management and conservation of this remote yet crucial ecosystem. |
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A complete breeding failure in an Adelie penguin colony correlates with unusual and extreme environmental events |
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A complete breeding failure in an Adelie penguin colony correlates with unusual and extreme environmental events |
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A complete breeding failure in an Adelie penguin colony correlates with unusual and extreme environmental events |
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A complete breeding failure in an Adelie penguin colony correlates with unusual and extreme environmental events |
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complete breeding failure in an adelie penguin colony correlates with unusual and extreme environmental events |
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