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title: "The at-sea distributions of albatrosses and petrels in the Southern Ocean get mapped"
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# The at-sea distributions of albatrosses and petrels in the Southern Ocean get mapped

Yan Ropert-Coudert (Université de Strasbourg, [Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien](http://www.iphc.cnrs.fr/), Strasbourg, France) and colleagues have written the chapter on sub-Antarctic and Antarctic birds and mammals in the *Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean*, newly published by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research ([SCAR](http://www.scar.org)).

 The chapter consists of a series of maps and accompanying text describing the at-sea distributions based on sightings made from ships in the Southern Ocean of flying seabirds, penguins, seals and cetaceans.  Of ACAP-listed species eight taxa (some species pairs are lumped) of albatrosses, both giant petrels *Macronectes* spp. and White-chinned *Procellaria aequinoctialis* and Grey *P. cinerea* Petrels are included.

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/L/Light_mantled/Light-mantled sooty albatross by Aleks Terauds.jpg) 

 Light-mantled Sooty Albatrosses, photograph by Aleks Terauds

 With thanks to Richard Phillips for information.

 **Reference:**

 Ropert-Coudert, Y., Hindell, M.A., Phillips R.[A.], Charassin, J.B., Trudelle, L. & Raymond, B. 2014.  Chapter 8.  Biogeographic patterns of birds and mammals.  In: De Broyer, C., Koubbi, P., Griffiths, H.J., Raymond, B., Udekem d’Acoz, C.d.’, Van de Putte, A.P., Danis, B., David, B., Grant, S., Gutt, J., Held, C., Hosie, G., Huettmann, F., Post, A. & Ropert-Coudert, Y. (Eds.).  *[Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean](http://atlas.biodiversity.aq/).*  Cambridge: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.  pp. 364-387.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 28 September 2014*