Have historical climate changes affected Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) populations in Antarctica?

The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) has been suffering an increase in its atmospheric temperature during the last 50 years, mainly associated with global warming. This increment of temperature trend associated with changes in sea-ice dynamics has an impact on organisms, affecting their phenology, phy...

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Main Authors: Fabiola Peña M, Elie Poulin, Gisele P M Dantas, Daniel González-Acuña, Maria Virginia Petry, Juliana A Vianna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3997368?pdf=render