Happy Feet in a Hostile World? The Future of Penguins Depends on Proactive Management of Current and Expected Threats

Happy Feet in a Hostile World? The Future of Penguins Depends on Proactive Management of Current and Expected Threats

Penguins face a wide range of threats. Most observed population changes have been negative and have happened over the last 60 years. Today, populations of 11 penguin species are decreasing. Here we present a review that synthesizes details of threats faced by the world’s 18 species of penguins. We d...

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Main Authors: Yan Ropert-Coudert, Andre Chiaradia, David Ainley, Andres Barbosa, P. Dee Boersma, Rebecka Brasso, Meagan Dewar, Ursula Ellenberg, Pablo García-Borboroglu, Louise Emmerson, Rachel Hickcox, Stephanie Jenouvrier, Akiko Kato, Rebecca Ruth McIntosh, Phoebe Lewis, Francisco Ramírez, Valeria Ruoppolo, Peter G. Ryan, Philip J. Seddon, Richard Brain Sherley, Ralph E. T. Vanstreels, Lauren J. Waller, Eric J. Woehler, Phil N. Trathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Spheniscidae
threats
mitigation
pollution
climate change
fisheries
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00248/full

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