A couple of Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) at their nesting site on Deception Island, maritime Antarctica. Sea birds contribute importantly to biogeochemical cycles in coastal ecosystems and on islands. Feeding on the marine food chain and nesting on land, they carry large amounts of marine nutrients into terrestrial ecosystems. This might be of particular importance for the nitrogen ( ...[Read More]
Imaggeo on Mondays: Penguins – a biogeochemical link between sea and land
Linking Sea to Land. Credit: Daniel Wasner (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)