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An Emperor Penguin Population Estimate: The First Global, Synoptic Survey of a Species from Space

Our aim was to estimate the population of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes fosteri) using a single synoptic survey. We examined the whole continental coastline of Antarctica using a combination of medium resolution and Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery to identify emperor penguin colony loca...

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Autores principales: Fretwell, Peter T., LaRue, Michelle A., Morin, Paul, Kooyman, Gerald L., Wienecke, Barbara, Ratcliffe, Norman, Fox, Adrian J., Fleming, Andrew H., Porter, Claire, Trathan, Phil N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325796/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22514609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033751