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Review
. 2002 Aug 30;297(5586):1510-4.
doi: 10.1126/science.1071987.

Environmental change and Antarctic seabird populations

J P Croxall  1 , P N Trathan, E J Murphy
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Review

Environmental change and Antarctic seabird populations

J P Croxall et al. Science. .

Abstract

Recent changes in Antarctic seabird populations may reflect direct and indirect responses to regional climate change. The best long-term data for high-latitude Antarctic seabirds (Adélie and Emperor penguins and snow petrels) indicate that winter sea-ice has a profound influence. However, some effects are inconsistent between species and areas, some in opposite directions at different stages of breeding and life cycles, and others remain paradoxical. The combination of recent harvest driven changes and those caused by global warming may produce rapid shifts rather than gradual changes.

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  • Adélie penguins and environmental change.
    Ainley DG, Ballard G, Emslie SD, Fraser WR, Wilson PR, Woehler EJ. Ainley DG, et al. Science. 2003 Apr 18;300(5618):429-30; author reply 429-30. doi: 10.1126/science.300.5618.429b. Science. 2003. PMID: 12702857 No abstract available.

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