03724nam 22006374a 450 991078025750332120210622022021.00-231-50732-110.7312/ainl12306(CKB)111087026931520(EBL)909032(OCoLC)829462153(SSID)ssj0000097243(PQKBManifestationID)11121525(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000097243(PQKBWorkID)10114481(PQKB)10914755(MiAaPQ)EBC909032(DE-B1597)458581(OCoLC)216947091(OCoLC)979967582(OCoLC)984683207(OCoLC)987938436(OCoLC)992526025(OCoLC)999360860(DE-B1597)9780231507325(Au-PeEL)EBL909032(CaPaEBR)ebr10183530(CaONFJC)MIL854162(EXLCZ)9911108702693152020020221d2002 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrThe Adélie penguin[electronic resource] bellwether of climate change /David G. Ainley ; with illustrations by Lucia deLeirisNew York Columbia University Pressc20021 online resource (554 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-231-12306-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-303).Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Outline of the Present Volume --Chapter 1. Introduction --Chapter 2. Marine Ecology --Chapter 3. Breeding Populations --Chapter 4. The Annual Cycle --Chapter 5. The Occupation Period --Chapter 6. The Reoccupation Period --Chapter 7. Predation --Chapter 8. Demography --Chapter 9. The Bellwether of Climate Change --Literature Cited --IndexThe Adélie penguin is one of the best-studied birds in the world and is the subject of research programs from a dozen nations interested in monitoring changes in the environment and the food webs of the Southern Ocean. This species' population has been changing dramatically over the past few decades coincident with a general warming of the maritime portion of Antarctica. When the sea-ice is seen to decline so does the population of Adélie penguins. Further south, however, the population is increasing. This book summarizes our present ecological knowledge of this polar seabird. In so doing, David Ainley describes the ecological factors important to its life history and details the mechanisms by which it is responding to climate change. The author also chronicles the history of research on Adélie penguins, beginning with the heroic expeditions at the beginning of the twentieth century. Weaving together history, ecology, natural history, and written accounts from the earliest Antarctic naturalists into a fascinating account of this charismatic bird, The Adélie Penguin provides a foundation upon which future ornithological research and environmental monitoring can be based. It is a model for investigations into the effect of climate change on a particular species. The book also contains many fine illustrations from the accomplished illustrator Lucia deLeiris and photographs by the author.Adélie penguinClimatic factorsAdélie penguinClimatic factors.598.47Ainley David G1184573deLeiris Lucia1473878MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780257503321The Adélie penguin3687223UNINA