Breeding records of kelp gulls in areas newly exposed by glacier retreat on King George Island, Antarctica
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- 作者：Won Young Lee ; Hyun-Cheol Kim ; Yeong-Deok Han ; Chang-Uk Hyun…
- 关键词：Antarctic Peninsula ; Climate warming ; Climate change ; Nesting site ; Breeding habitat
- 刊名：Journal of Ethology
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：35
- 期：1
- 页码：131-135
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- 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
- 刊物主题：Zoology; Behavioral Sciences; Animal Ecology; Evolutionary Biology;
- 出版者：Springer Japan
- ISSN：1439-5444
- 卷排序：35
文摘
In recent decades, the glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula have been rapidly retreating. Using satellite images taken during the austral summer from 1989 to 2016, we estimated the glacier pattern on King George Island in the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, and found that glacier boundaries have gradually retreated. We have recorded the kelp gull nest sites in this glacier-retreat region during four breeding seasons (from 2012–2013 to 2015–2016). Satellite images and newly established kelp gull nests suggest that glacier retreat could lead to an enlarged breeding habitat for kelp gulls.