Marion IslandNewsPublications

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Pierre Pistorius (Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa) and colleagues have published open access in the journal Ecology and Evolution on the at-sea movements of satellite-tracked King Penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus from South Africa’s Marion Island. The paper’s abstract follows: “King penguins make up the bulk of avian biomass on a […]

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Marion IslandNewsPublications

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Ryan Reisinger (Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa) and colleagues have published in the journal Behavioral Ecology on social organization of Orcas or Killer Whales Orca orca at South Africa’s sub-Antarctic Marion Island. The paper’s abstract follows: “Social structure is a core element of population biology, influenced by intrinsic and […]

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AntarcticaEventsNewsSub-Antarctic

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The primary aim of the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa project is to preserve the human history of South Africa’s presence and activities in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic over the last 70 years. To help create awareness of its work it has been developing an international presence by attending and presenting at meetings around the […]

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