



2012-01-13
封面上是1只漂泊的信天翁自由翱翔在南大洋平靜的海面上。信天翁利用海風可以飛得更快、更遠。近來,南大洋海風的狀況發生了一些變化,這就使得信天翁可以飛得更快并將覓食的范圍轉移到了更南方,這對信天翁的繁殖非常有幫助,并且也對信天翁保護區具有積極的影響。
A young wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) glides smoothly over the Southern Ocean swell during a calm day. Albatrosses take advantage of ocean winds to travel more efficiently. Recent changes in Southern Ocean wind conditions have allowed wandering albatrosses to travel more rapidly and shift their foraging range southw