The impact of the giant iceberg B09B on population size and breeding success of Adélie penguins in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Wilson, KJ, Turney, C, Fogwill, C, Blair, E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP): STM Journals 2016
• Subjects: anzsrc-for: 04 Earth Sciences; anzsrc-for: 05 Environmental Sciences; anzsrc-for: 06 Biological Sciences; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Commonwealth Bay; Denison; Cape Denison; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Iceberg*; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/unsworks_37750; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102015000644

The arrival of iceberg B09B in Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica, and subsequent fast ice expansion has dramatically increased the distance Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding at Cape Denison must travel in search of food. This has provided a natural experiment to investigate the impact of...