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Recent decrease in gentoo penguin populations at Iles Kerguelen

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 01 Jun 2006 France Publisher:Cambridge University Press (CUP)Journal:Antarctic Science, volume 18, pages 171-174 (issn: 0954-1020, eissn: 1365-2079,

Authors: Lescroel, Amélie; Bost, Charles-André;

doi: 10.1017/s0954102006000198

Recent decrease in gentoo penguin populations at Iles Kerguelen

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Abstract

Several sub-Antarctic penguin populations have exhibited decreasing trends in the last 5–20 years. At Iles Kerguelen, the gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) has decreased by approximately 30% over the last 15 years. This decrease is likely to be related to reduced food availability for this coastal species. We discuss this decrease with regard to the impact of overfishing and to the potential effects of climate changes on marine food webs.

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[ SDE.BE ] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, sub-Antarctic, global warming, [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society, [SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Pygoscelis papua, population trend, [SDE.ES] Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Southern Ocean, [ SDE.ES ] Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society