Uso de sensor infrarrojo como nuevo método para la estimación de densidad de Oceanites oceanicus nidificantes en Antártida

Jose Luis Orgeira

doi:10.56178/eh.v14i4.971

Short Communications Published 01 November 1997 https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v14i4.971

Use of an infrared sensor for estimating the nesting densities of Wilson's Storm Petrel in Antarctica

Infrared sensor nest detection Wilson's Storm Petrel

Jose Luis Orgeira Departamento Biología, Aves, Instituto Antártico Argentino, Cerrito 1248. CP (1010), Cap. Fed., Argentina

Abstract

An infrared sensor, as a new method for localization of Wilson's Storm Petrel nests, was tested at Cierva Point, Gerlache Strait, in the Antarctic Peninsula. It detects the heat emitted by breeding birds beneath debris. To test its effectiveness, we used the sensor in an area where nests had already been located, finding 100% of the nests. Afterwards, seven coastal sites with an average area of 548 m2 were sampled. The infrared sensor was highly sensitive to the presence of birds beneath rocks; no obvious error sources were found. Besides providing reliable density values, the use of infrared sensors reduced the human impact on colonies because no traumatic methods were used for finding nests.

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Jose Luis Orgeira (1997). Use of an infrared sensor for estimating the nesting densities of Wilson's Storm Petrel in Antarctica. El Hornero, Vol. 14 No. 4 (1997), 249-252. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v14i4.971

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[1] AGRAZ,J. L.;R.D.QUINTANAYJ. M.ACERO.1995.Eco-logíadelosambientesterrestresenPuntaCierva,Cos-ta deDanco.Cont.Inst.Ant.Argentinon0439.

[2] BECK,J. R.ANDD.W.BROWN.1972.ThebiologyofPe-treldeWilson,Oceanitesoceanicus(Kuhl),atSig-nyIsland,SouthOrkneyIslands.Br.Antarct.Surv.Bull.,Sci.Rep.,69:1-54.

[3] BENSHEMESH,J. S.&W.B.EMISON.1996.Surveyingbree-dingdensitiesofmalleefowlusinganairbomether-malscanner.WildlifeRes.23:121-142.

[4] BOONSTRA,R.,C.J.KREBS,S.BOUTIN&J.M.EADIE.1994.Findingmammalsusingfar-infraredthermalimaging.JournalofMammalogy75:1063-1068.

[5] DAVIS,P.,1957.Thebreedingofthestormpetrel.Br.Birds,50,3:85-101;9:371-84.

[6] G.E.S.E.R.1989.Identificacióny caracterizacióndedis-tintossistemasecológicoscosterosenelSectorAn-tárticoArgentino.InformeInternodeTrabajo.Inst.Ant.Argentino,BuenosAires.40pp.

[7] NAUGLE,D.E.;J. A.JENKS&B.J. KERNOHAN.1996.Useofthermalinfraredsensingto estimatedensityofwhi-te-taileddeer.WildlifeSoc.Bull.24:37-43.

[8] NOVATTI,R.1977.Notasecológicasy etológicassobrelasavesdeCaboPrimavera(CostadeDanco-Penín-sulaAntártica).Cont.Inst.Ant.Argentinon0237.

[9] ORGEIRA,J. L.&P.RECABARREN.1993.Ornithologicalobservationsat BelgranoII Station,FilchnerIceshelf,Antarctica.Mar.Omithology21:74-77.

[10] WARHAM,J.1990.ThePetrels.Theirecologyandbree-dingsystems.AcademicPress,Londres.

[11] WASILEWSKI,A.1986.EcologicalaspectsofthebreedingcycleintheWilson'sPetrelOceanitesoceanicus(Kuhl),atKingGeorgeIsland(SouthShetlandIs-lands,Antarctica.PoI.PolarRes.7 (3):173-216.

[12] WATSON,G.E.1975.BirdsoftheAntarcticandSub-Antarctic.AmericanGeophysicalUnion.Washing-tonDC.