On the crucial importance of a small bird: The ecosystem services of the little auk (Alle alle) population in Northwest Greenland in a long-term perspective
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DOI: 10.1007/s13280-018-1035-x
Abstract: The little auk is the most numerous seabird in the North Atlantic and its most important breeding area is the eastern shores of the North Water polynya. Here, a population of an estimated 33 million… read more here.
Keywords: importance small; crucial importance; small bird; little auk ... See more keywords
Meso-scale variations in diet composition of little auk chicks in north-west Spitsbergen
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DOI: 10.1080/17518369.2017.1409585
Abstract: ABSTRACT Colonial seabirds from neighbouring breeding aggregations may share foraging grounds or utilize different areas in order to decrease the competition over food resources. In our study, we present the meso-scale variations in the diet… read more here.
Keywords: meso scale; diet composition; little auk; auk chicks ... See more keywords
Stable isotope signatures of Holocene syngenetic permafrost trace seabird presence in the Thule District (NW Greenland)
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DOI: 10.5194/bg-16-4261-2019
Abstract: Abstract. Holocene permafrost from ice wedge polygons in the vicinity of large seabird breeding colonies in the Thule District, NW Greenland, was drilled to explore the relation between permafrost aggradation and seabird presence. The latter… read more here.
Keywords: little auk; site; greenland; permafrost ... See more keywords