Heat‑related massive chick mortality in an Imperial Cormorant Leucocarbo atriceps colony from Patagonia, Argentina

Climate change has exacerbated the frequency and severity of heat waves, which on occasion lead to mass mortalities. Here, we report a massive mortality event in Imperial Cormorant Leucocarbo atriceps chicks that took place during December 2016 at Punta León, one of the two largest colonies (> 6000...

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Main Authors:	Quintana, Flavio, Uhart, Marcela M., Gallo, Luciana, Mattera, María Belén, Rimondi, Agustina, Gómez‑Laich, Agustina
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Springer 2022
Subjects:	Climate Change Thermoregulation Mortality Cormorants Cambio Climático Termorregulación Mortalidad Argentina Cormorán Heat Wave Ola de Calor Leucocarbo atriceps Región Patagónica
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/11830 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-021-02982-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02982-6