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Latitudinal distribution of seabirds between New Zealand and the Ross Sea, December 1970

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1973

  • Author(s)

    G.R.F. Hicks

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    20, 3

  • Pagination

    231-250

  • Article Type

    Paper

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Latitudinal distribution of seabirds between New Zealand and the Ross Sea, December 1970

Notornis, 20 (3), 231-250

G.R.F. Hicks (1973)

Article Type: Paper

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The distribution and behaviour of the seabirds observed from New Zealand to the Ross Sea are described. Information was obtained in December 1970 from an eight day traverse of the USCGC Staten Island which covered 39 degrees of latitude. Seabird distributions appeared to be governed by such hydrological features as the Antarctic Convergence and the 0°C sea surface isotherm (northern pack-ice edge). Analysis of published data indicate a progressive breakdown in the zonal distribution of seabirds from early to late summer. Summer warming leads to both the increased southward penetration of some subantarctic species, and the increased northward spread of some Antarctic species.