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- Title
Distribution and abundance of snow petrels Pagodroma nivea in the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica.
- Authors
Olivier, Frédérique; Lee, Andrew V.; Woehler, Eric J.
- Abstract
In light of a paucity of available data on snow-petrel breeding areas and population sizes in the Australian Antarctic Territory, we undertook a systematic regional survey in the Windmill Islands during the 2002/2003 summer. Snow petrels were found breeding at most ice-free localities at varying densities. A total of 4,034 active snow-petrel nests were located; 83% of these active nests were located in the southern half of the survey area. Based on the surveys, we provide distribution maps of nesting areas at a regional scale and estimate the total breeding population at approximately 12,200 pairs.
- Subjects
EAST Antarctica (Antarctica); ANTARCTICA; PETRELS; BREEDING; SEA birds; PAGODROMA
- Publication
Polar Biology, 2004, Vol 27, Issue 5, p257
- ISSN
0722-4060
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00300-004-0595-3