Summary

ABSTRACT. In November 2005, the first comprehensive survey for Ad´elie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding sites in the Robinson Group of islands, situated 25 to 55 km east of Australia’s Mawson station (67.602◦S, 62.879◦E) was conducted. Breeding Ad´elie penguins were found on 30 of the 149 islands, with the number of nests on each island ranging from fewer than 10 to several thousand. With the exception of those islands in the southeast, nesting Ad´elie penguins were found throughout the Robinson Group. In this paper, the spatial coordinates and presence/absence of breeding penguins for all 149 islands are reported so that researchers may interpret the results in relation to possible future survey work. All locations reported in this paper are in decimal degrees.

Authors:Low M. Meyer L. Southwell C. Published in: 2007 Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature Program area: Southern Ocean Ecosystems
Low M., Meyer L., Southwell C. (2007) Number and distribution of Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding sites in the Robinson Group of islands, Mac.Robertson Land coast, east Antarctica, Polar Record 43(226). 225-229;

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