INVESTIGADORES
GARCIA BORBOROGLU Jorge Pablo
artículos
Título:
Magellanic Penguins in Brazil
Autor/es:
BOERSMA, P. DEE; GARCIA BORBOROGLU, P.; RUOPPOLO, VALERIA
Revista:
Boletin electronico del PROJETO BRASILEIRO DO PINGUIM-DE-MAGALHÃES
Editorial:
PROJETO BRASILEIRO DO PINGUIM-DE-MAGALHÃES
Referencias:
Lugar: San Pablo; Año: 2011 vol. 1 p. 1 - 3
ISSN:
0073-3474
Resumen:
Ocean conservation is crucial to life in the sea, on the land, and to the quality of human life. We are living in an unprecedented age of alterations to marine systems. Penguins are ocean sentinels telling humans that we must change how we treat the marine environment. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 60% of penguin species as vulnerable or endangered. Variations in ecosystem structure, processes, and productivity--caused mainly by climate change, pollution, and overfishing--impoverish living systems. Penguins are sensitive to these changes, and can reflect the status of oceans, providing information about the nature, magnitude, and location of priority conservation issues. Nobody owns the ocean but people and penguins depend on its health. Penguins can increase awareness of ocean health and thereby make us reconsider our policies and behaviors. Penguins, because people love them, are vehicles to foster public and political support for integrated ocean conservation.
