Ecological effects of climate change on little penguins Eudyptula minor and the potential economic impact on tourism

Climate Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-79

  Dann, Peter ^a   Chambers, Lynda ^b  

^a Research Department Phillip Island Nature Parks   (Australia)

^b Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Penguin; Resilience; Seabird; Southern Australia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AUSTRALIA; PENGUIN; RESILIENCE; SEABIRD;

BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEA LEVEL;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ACIDIFICATION; ADULT; BREEDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FIRE; HUMIDITY; INFRASTRUCTURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MITIGATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION SIZE; RAINFALL; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOURISM;

AUSTRALIA; PHILLIP ISLAND; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84889010392     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01187     Document Type: Review

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