Past penguin colony responses to explosive volcanism on the Antarctic Peninsula

Past penguin colony responses to explosive volcanism on the Antarctic Peninsula

Changes in penguin populations on the Antarctic Peninsula in recent decades have been linked to environmental factors such as sea ice. Here, the authors show that penguin colony change on Ardley Island, NW Antarctic Peninsula during the last 8,500 years was primarily driven by volcanic activity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stephen J. Roberts, Patrick Monien, Louise C. Foster, Julia Loftfield, Emma P. Hocking, Bernhard Schnetger, Emma J. Pearson, Steve Juggins, Peter Fretwell, Louise Ireland, Ryszard Ochyra, Anna R. Haworth, Claire S. Allen, Steven G. Moreton, Sarah J. Davies, Hans-Jürgen Brumsack, Michael J. Bentley, Dominic A. Hodgson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14914
Description
Summary:Changes in penguin populations on the Antarctic Peninsula in recent decades have been linked to environmental factors such as sea ice. Here, the authors show that penguin colony change on Ardley Island, NW Antarctic Peninsula during the last 8,500 years was primarily driven by volcanic activity.
ISSN:2041-1723

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