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Factors affecting the breeding success of south polar skua

Entry ID: ECA034

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Summary

Abstract: Among marine organisms breeding in Antarctica, the South Polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki) combines the traits of the species more exposed to the bioaccumulation of persistent contaminants. Skuas are opportunistic top predators, and during the breeding season in Antarctica they adopt a wide range of feeding tactics that enable them to prey or scavenge on all profitable marine or terrestrial food ...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-01-01

Stop Date: 1999-12-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

Ancillary Keywords

pelagic bird

penguin

Victoria Land

Edmonson Point

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Dipartimento di Scienze Della Terra, Universita Degli Studi di Siena, Italy

Data Center URL: http://www.dst.unisi.it/

Data Center Personnel
Name: FRANCESCO PEZZO Phone: +39 0577 232951 Email: pezzo at unisi.it Contact Address: Via della Cerchia 3 City: Siena Postal Code: 53100 Country: Italy

Publications/References

Pezzo, F., Olmastroni, S., Corsolini, S., Focardi, S., 2001. Factors affecting the breeding
success of the south polar skua Catharacta maccormicki at Edmonson Point,
Victoria Land, Antarctica. Polar Biol, 24, 389–393.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-06-16

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-06-22

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