Descriptions and patterns in opportunistic marine debris collected near Palmer Station, Antarctica

KL Gallagher, GM Selig, MA Cimino - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Observations of marine debris in Antarctica have been increasing; however, impacts,
distributions, sources, and transport pathways of debris remain poorly understood. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Lack of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica, Early 2023

G Muñoz, V Mendieta, M Ulloa, B Agüero, CG Torres… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A concerning highly pathogenic avian influenza caused widespread
outbreaks among birds and wildlife at a global level. First identified in South America in …

Sex-specific migratory behavior in a marine predator results in higher risks to females

GA Rebstock, PD Boersma - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2023 - int-res.com
Protecting migratory species requires knowledge of their distributions throughout the year.
Spatial or temporal segregation of females and males during part of the annual cycle …

[HTML][HTML] Drone-based monitoring and geomorphology of southern giant petrel nests near Palmer Station, western Antarctic Peninsula

GD Larsen, HF Varga, DL Patterson-Fraser… - Polar Biology, 2024 - Springer
Human activities and climate change threaten seabirds globally, and many species are
declining from already small breeding populations. Monitoring of breeding colonies can …

Connectivity of marine predators over the Patagonian Shelf during the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak

J Riaz, RA Orben, A Gamble, M Tierney, P Catry… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Animal movement and population connectivity are key areas of uncertainty in efforts to
understand and predict the spread of infectious disease. The emergence of highly …

[PDF][PDF] Individual-level differences in size drive movements and spatial segregation of a pelagic seabird

L Krüger - 2024 - researchgate.net
Individual-level differences in size play a crucial role in shaping the movements and spatial
segregation of sexually dimorphic pelagic seabirds. This study investigated how size in …

Influence of Geomorphology on Southern Giant Petrel Nest Site Selection and Chick Survival near Palmer Station, western Antarctic Peninsula

GD Larsen, HF Varga, DL Patterson-Fraser… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Acute human activities and climate change threaten seabirds globally, but bird populations
in remote areas are difficult to monitor. Many breeding populations of southern giant petrels …

Southern giant petrels as indicators of ocean surface currents: Petrels as indicators of surface currents

M Cimino, C Moffat - Biodiversity Observations, 2024 - journals.uct.ac.za
A southern giant petrel was satellite tracked during a long foraging trip. While presumably at
rest on the sea surface, the giant petrel drifted in a counterclockwise corkscrew pattern that …