Breeding records of kelp gulls in areas newly exposed by glacier retreat on King George Island,Antarctica |
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| Authors: | Won Young Lee Hyun-Cheol Kim Yeong-Deok Han Chang-Uk Hyun Seongseop Park Jin-Woo Jung Jeong-Hoon Kim |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Division of Polar Life Sciences,Korea Polar Research Institute,Incheon,Republic of Korea;2.Division of Polar Ocean Environment,Korea Polar Research Institute,Incheon,Republic of Korea;3.Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences,Inha University,Incheon,Republic of Korea;4.Division of Life Sciences,Incheon National University,Incheon,Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | In recent decades, the glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula have been rapidly retreating. Using satellite images taken during the austral summer from 1989 to 2016, we estimated the glacier pattern on King George Island in the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, and found that glacier boundaries have gradually retreated. We have recorded the kelp gull nest sites in this glacier-retreat region during four breeding seasons (from 2012–2013 to 2015–2016). Satellite images and newly established kelp gull nests suggest that glacier retreat could lead to an enlarged breeding habitat for kelp gulls. |
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