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[[File:ice features.jpg|right| | [[File:ice features.jpg|right|550px|Major ice features of Westarctica]] | ||
'''Nickerson Ice Shelf''' (75°45′S 145°00′W), is an [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]] about 35 miles wide, lying north of [[Siemiatkowski Glacier]] and the western part of [[Ruppert Coast]] on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Nickerson Ice Shelf''' (75°45′S 145°00′W), is an [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]] about 35 miles wide, lying north of [[Siemiatkowski Glacier]] and the western part of [[Ruppert Coast]] on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
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Australian Antarctic Division penguin ecologist and co-author of the paper, Dr Barbara Wienecke, said it was not clear whether the breeding behavior was a new phenomenon associated with recent climate change or one that had always existed but was not previously documented. Regardless, the discovery has implications for population modelling of the species, as it could mitigate some of the consequences of sea ice loss. | Australian Antarctic Division penguin ecologist and co-author of the paper, Dr Barbara Wienecke, said it was not clear whether the breeding behavior was a new phenomenon associated with recent climate change or one that had always existed but was not previously documented. Regardless, the discovery has implications for population modelling of the species, as it could mitigate some of the consequences of sea ice loss. | ||
[[File:Nickerson-Penguin.jpg|thumb|400px|Satellite image showing location of penguin colonies on the Nickerson Ice Shelf]] | |||
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