Fueling of a marine-terrestrial ecosystem by a major seabird colony
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72238-6
Abstract: Seabirds redistribute nutrients between different ecosystem compartments and over vast geographical areas. This nutrient transfer may impact both local ecosystems on seabird breeding islands and regional biogeochemical cycling, but these processes are seldom considered in… read more here.
Keywords: terrestrial ecosystem; colony; fueling marine; ecosystem ... See more keywords
Odor is linked to adrenocortical function and male ornament size in a colonial seabird
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ary032
Abstract: This study reports on a relationship between a chemical signal, physiological condition, and a putative signal of dominance in the crested auklet, a colonial seabird of Alaska and Siberia. This species emits a citrus-like odorant… read more here.
Keywords: odor linked; colonial seabird; size; linked adrenocortical ... See more keywords
Antarctic petrels ‘on the ice rocks’: wintering strategy of an Antarctic seabird
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.191429
Abstract: There is a paucity of information on the foraging ecology, especially individual use of sea-ice features and icebergs, over the non-breeding season in many seabird species. Using geolocators and stable isotopes, we defined the movements,… read more here.
Keywords: sea ice; antarctic petrels; petrels ice; ice rocks ... See more keywords
Temporal and spatial differences in the post-breeding behaviour of a ubiquitous Southern Hemisphere seabird, the common diving petrel
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200670
Abstract: The non-breeding period plays a major role in seabird survival and population dynamics. However, our understanding of the migratory behaviour, moulting and feeding strategies of non-breeding seabirds is still very limited, especially for small-sized species.… read more here.
Keywords: breeding; post breeding; common diving; seabird ... See more keywords
Potential benefits to breeding seabirds of converting abandoned coconut plantations to native habitats after invasive predator eradication
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.13386
Abstract: On many Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, colonization by humans brought invasive species, native vegetation destruction, and coconut plantations, leading to the decimation of seabird populations. The coconut industry on oceanic islands has since crashed,… read more here.
Keywords: coconut plantations; breeding seabirds; seabird; rat eradication ... See more keywords
Seabird bycatch mitigation trials in artisanal demersal longliners of the Western Mediterranean
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196731
Abstract: High numbers of seabirds are killed annually worldwide in longline fisheries. In the Mediterranean, this mortality is seriously affecting the viability of seabird populations, in particular of the three endemic shearwaters. Even so, there is… read more here.
Keywords: bycatch; artisanal demersal; mitigation; demersal longliners ... See more keywords
Seabird breeding populantions decrease along the arid coastline of South Africa’s Northern Cape province§
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DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2018.1480068
Abstract: Numbers of eight seabird species that have bred in coastal areas of South Africa’s arid Northern Cape province have all shown substantial decreases since initial estimates of their abundance were made in the latter part… read more here.
Keywords: south africa; breeding; cape province; seabird ... 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