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Recent decrease in gentoo penguin populations at Iles Kerguelen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2006

Amélie Lescroël  and
Charles-André Bost
Amélie Lescroël
Affiliation:
Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé – CNRS, UPR 1934, F-79360 Villiers en Bois, France
Charles-André Bost
Affiliation:
Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé – CNRS, UPR 1934, F-79360 Villiers en Bois, France
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Abstract

Several sub-Antarctic penguin populations have exhibited decreasing trends in the last 5–20 years. At Iles Kerguelen, the gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) has decreased by approximately 30% over the last 15 years. This decrease is likely to be related to reduced food availability for this coastal species. We discuss this decrease with regard to the impact of overfishing and to the potential effects of climate changes on marine food webs.

Keywords

global warmingpopulation trendPygoscelis papuaSouthern Oceansub-Antarctic
Type
Research Article
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , June 2006 , pp. 171 - 174
Copyright
© Antarctic Science Ltd 2006

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