Really important new work on emperor penguin populations - and more bad news, unfortunately. Significant declines in recent years at key Ross Sea colonies emphasize the need to better understand the relationship between sea ice conditions and the species' success.
Grant Macdonald❄️
New paper out from @rosetazetta.bsky.social
Evidence of emperor penguins’ sensitivity to sea ice fluctuations
We used very-high res satellite imagery to study the Ross Sea emperor penguin population over 20+ y, revealing potential sensitivity to sea ice fluctuations
@drmichellelarue.bsky.social
