INVESTIGADORES
BARRERA ORO Esteban
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Evaluation of populations of chinstrap and gentoo penguins at Cierva Cove (ASPA n° 132). Is this site an appropriate control area for non-fishing effects?
Autor/es:
SANTOS, MERCEDES; CORIA, NESTOR; BARRERA ORO, ESTEBAN; HINKE JT
Lugar:
Bremerhaven
Reunión:
Conferencia; Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM); 2013
Institución organizadora:
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Resumen:
We present new
censuses data for a suite of chinstrap (Pygoscelis
antarctica) and gentoo (P. papua)
penguin colonies in the Cierva Cove region of the Danco Coast, including ASPA
No. 134. Data indicate an overall increase in breeding population size of
chinstrap and gentoo penguins. Given positive population growth in recent years
in this rapidly changing environment and a position within Area 48 that is,
relatively speaking, lightly fished, we suggest that the Cierva Cove colonies provide
an opportunity to explore how monitoring data can provide useful contrasts to
other monitoring sites with more fishing activity.