Lucas Krüger

The paper uses a Bayesian hierarchical model to analyze penguin population trends and conservation priorities in the Antarctic, identifying regional declines and suggesting a three-zone conservation strategy.

The paper compares the survival and movement of chinstrap penguin fledglings in 2017 and 2025 relative to krill fishing vessel activity, finding that reduced overlap increased apparent survival.

The paper uses drone surveys to assess population changes in three seabird species in an Antarctic protected area, finding a significant decline in Chinstrap Penguins and growth in Gentoo Penguins and Antarctic Shags.

The paper reports HPAIV A/H5 infections in skuas along the West Antarctic Peninsula and beyond the Antarctic Polar Circle, linking them to mortalities and marking the southernmost record of such events.