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dc.contributor.authorSchwaller, Matthew R.
dc.contributor.authorLynch, Heather J
dc.contributor.authorTarroux, Arnaud
dc.contributor.authorPrehn, Brandon
dc.coverage.spatialAntarktisk, Antarcticnb_NO
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T12:42:24Z
dc.date.available2018-04-12T12:42:24Z
dc.date.created2018-04-06T09:32:05Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationRemote Sensing of Environment. 2018, 210 444-451.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0034-4257
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2493911
dc.description.abstractThe Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) has been identified as a key species for monitoring the status and health of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic ecosystems. Breeding colonies of the Antarctic petrel are often found on isolated nunataks far from inhabited stations, some up to hundreds of kilometers from the shoreline. It is difficult therefore to monitor and census known colonies, and it is believed that undiscovered breeding locations remain to be found. We developed an algorithm that can detect Antarctic petrel colonies and used it to complete a continent-wide survey using Landsat-8 Operational Line Imager (OLI) imagery in Antarctica up to the southernmost extent of Landsat's orbital view at 82.68°S. Our survey successfully identified 8 known Antarctic petrel colonies containing 86% of the known population of Antarctic petrels. The survey also identified what appears to be a significant population of breeding birds in areas not known to host breeding Antarctic petrel colonies. Our survey suggests that the breeding population at Mt. Biscoe (66°13′S 51°21′E), currently reported to be in the 1000s, may actually be on the order of 400,000 breeding pairs, which would make it the largest known Antarctic petrel breeding colony in the world. The algorithm represents a first-ever attempt to apply satellite remote sensing to assess the distribution and abundance of the Antarctic petrel on a continent-wide basis. As such, we note several algorithm shortcomings and identify research topics for algorithm improvement. Even with these caveats, our algorithm for identifying Antarctic petrel colonies with Landsat imagery demonstrates the feasibility of monitoring their populations using satellite remote sensing and identifies breeding locations, including Mt. Biscoe, that should be considered high priorities for validation with directed field surveys. Antarctic petrel Flying seabirds Landsat Antarctica Guano Breeding colony Thalassoica antarcticanb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectAntarctic petrelnb_NO
dc.subjectFlying seabirdsnb_NO
dc.subjectLandsatnb_NO
dc.subjectAntarcticanb_NO
dc.subjectGuanonb_NO
dc.subjectBreeding colonynb_NO
dc.subjectThalassoica antarcticanb_NO
dc.titleA continent-wide search for Antarctic petrel breeding sites with satellite remote sensingnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480nb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoology and botany: 480nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber444-451nb_NO
dc.source.volume210nb_NO
dc.source.journalRemote Sensing of Environmentnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.071
dc.identifier.cristin1577873
dc.relation.projectAndre: NASA NNX14AC32Gnb_NO
cristin.unitcode7511,4,0,0
cristin.unitnameTromsø
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