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The Adelie Penguin
Author: David Ainley
Year: 2002
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 6.5 MB
Language: English

When sea ice declines so does the population of Adelie penguins making this species a predictive indicator of the effects of global warming This book summarizes our present ecological knowledge of this species its biology behavior and ecology within the Antarctic ecosystem the ecological factors important to its life history and details of the mechanisms by which it is responding to climate change The narrative is complemented by richly written texts from the earliest Antarctic naturalists fine illustrations from the accomplished artist Lucia deLeiris and photographs by the author The Adelie penguin is one of the best studied birds in the world and is the subject of research programs from a dozen nations interested in monitoring changes in the environment and the food webs of the Southern Ocean This species population has been changing dramatically over the past few decades coincident with a general warming of the maritime portion of Antarctica When the sea ice is seen to decline so does the population of Adelie penguins Further south however the population is increasing This book summarizes our present ecological knowledge of this polar seabird In so doing David Ainley describes the ecological factors important to its life history and details the mechanisms by which it is responding to climate change The author also chronicles the history of research on Adelie penguins beginning with the heroic expeditions at the beginning of the twentieth century Weaving together history ecology natural history and written accounts from the earliest Antarctic naturalists into a fascinating account of this charismatic bird The Adelie Penguin provides a foundation upon which future ornithological research and environmental monitoring can be based It is a model for investigations into the effect of climate change on a particular species The book also contains many fine illustrations from the accomplished illustrator Lucia deLeiris and photographs by the author

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