First ground visit to the Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri colony at Jason Peninsula, Larsen C Ice Shelf, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

The growth of ecotourism leads tour operators to develop means of exploration that facilitate access to remote and difficult-to-reach areas. For instance, new ice-class expedition ships can now bring visitors to isolated places in Antarctica that have never before been visited. In November 2021, a f...

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Published inMarine ornithology Vol. 52; no. 1; p. 173
Main Author Zaccaria, Jonathan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Honolulu Pacific Seabird Group 01.04.2024
Subjects
Aptenodytes forsteri
Ecotourism
Ice shelves
Multiship expeditions
Tour operators
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Summary:The growth of ecotourism leads tour operators to develop means of exploration that facilitate access to remote and difficult-to-reach areas. For instance, new ice-class expedition ships can now bring visitors to isolated places in Antarctica that have never before been visited. In November 2021, a first ground visit was made to the Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri colony at the Jason Peninsula. The result is the first census of the population that has been conducted in situ. This example illustrates that reaching extremely isolated places through ecotourism is an opportunity to develop citizen science and collect useful data.
ISSN:1018-3337
2074-1235