Penguins in the anthropause: COVID-19 closures drive gentoo penguin movement among breeding colonies

The COVID-19 pandemic caused the Port Lockroy post office, a popular Antarctic tourism destination, to close in 2020, creating a natural experiment to test human impacts on the local gentoo penguins. This study examines the abundance of nesting gentoo penguins before, during, and after the COVID-19...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biological conservation 2023-10, Vol.286, p.110318, Article 110318
Hauptverfasser:	Flynn, Clare M., Hart, Tom, Clucas, Gemma V., Lynch, Heather J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic region Anthropause COVID-19 infection Gentoo penguin humans IAATO Metapopulation penguins philopatry Tourism traffic
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