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Albert C, Moe B, Strøm H, Grémillet D, Brault-Favrou M, Tarroux A, Descamps S, Bråthen VS, Merkel B, Åström J, Amélineau F, Angelier F, Anker-Nilssen T, Chastel O, Christensen-Dalsgaard S, Danielsen J, Elliott K, Erikstad KE, Ezhov A, Fauchald P, Gabrielsen GW, Gavrilo M, Hanssen SA, Helgason HH, Johansen MK, Kolbeinsson Y, Krasnov Y, Langset M, Lemaire J, Lorentsen SH, Olsen B, Patterson A, Plumejeaud-Perreau C, Reiertsen TK, Systad GH, Thompson PM, Lindberg Thórarinsson T, Bustamante P, Fort J. Seabirds reveal mercury distribution across the North Atlantic. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2315513121. [PMID: 38739784 PMCID: PMC11126949 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2315513121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Mercury (Hg) is a heterogeneously distributed toxicant affecting wildlife and human health. Yet, the spatial distribution of Hg remains poorly documented, especially in food webs, even though this knowledge is essential to assess large-scale risk of toxicity for the biota and human populations. Here, we used seabirds to assess, at an unprecedented population and geographic magnitude and high resolution, the spatial distribution of Hg in North Atlantic marine food webs. To this end, we combined tracking data of 837 seabirds from seven different species and 27 breeding colonies located across the North Atlantic and Atlantic Arctic together with Hg analyses in feathers representing individual seabird contamination based on their winter distribution. Our results highlight an east-west gradient in Hg concentrations with hot spots around southern Greenland and the east coast of Canada and a cold spot in the Barents and Kara Seas. We hypothesize that those gradients are influenced by eastern (Norwegian Atlantic Current and West Spitsbergen Current) and western (East Greenland Current) oceanic currents and melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet. By tracking spatial Hg contamination in marine ecosystems and through the identification of areas at risk of Hg toxicity, this study provides essential knowledge for international decisions about where the regulation of pollutants should be prioritized.
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- Céline Albert
- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés, UMR 7266 CNRS-La Rochelle Université, La Rochelle17000, France
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim7034, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Tromsø9296, Norway
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- Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UMR5175, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier34293, France
- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch7701, South Africa
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- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés, UMR 7266 CNRS-La Rochelle Université, La Rochelle17000, France
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Fram Centre, Tromsø9296, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Tromsø9296, Norway
- Akvaplan-niva, Fram Centre, TromsøNO-9007, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim7034, Norway
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- Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UMR5175, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier34293, France
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- Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, UMR 7372 CNRS La Rochelle Université, Villiers-en-Bois79360, France
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- Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, UMR 7372 CNRS La Rochelle Université, Villiers-en-Bois79360, France
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- Seabird Ecology Department, Faroe Marine Research Institute, TórshavnFO-100, Faroe Islands
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Ste Anne-de-Bellevue, QCH9X 3V9, Canada
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- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Murmansk183010, Russia
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Fram Centre, Tromsø9296, Norway
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- Association Maritime Heritage, Icebreaker “Krassin”, Saint-PetersburgRU–199106, Russia
- National Park Russian Arctic, ArchangelskRU-168000, Russia
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Fram Centre, Tromsø9296, Norway
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- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Murmansk183010, Russia
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- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés, UMR 7266 CNRS-La Rochelle Université, La Rochelle17000, France
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- Seabird Ecology Department, Faroe Marine Research Institute, TórshavnFO-100, Faroe Islands
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Ste Anne-de-Bellevue, QCH9X 3V9, Canada
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Fram Centre, Tromsø9296, Norway
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- University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences, Lighthouse Field Station, Ross-shire, CromartyIV11 8YJ, Scotland
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- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés, UMR 7266 CNRS-La Rochelle Université, La Rochelle17000, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris75005, France
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- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés, UMR 7266 CNRS-La Rochelle Université, La Rochelle17000, France
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Jakubas D, Wojczulanis-Jakubas K, Iliszko LM. Sex differences in foraging ecology of a zooplanktivorous little auk Alle alle during the pre-laying period: insights from remote sensing and animal-tracking. Front Zool 2024; 21:12. [PMID: 38632631 PMCID: PMC11022494 DOI: 10.1186/s12983-024-00534-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Energy and time allocation in seabirds differ between consecutive stages of breeding given various requirements of particular phases of the reproductive period. Theses allocations may also be sex-specific considering differential energetic or nutritional requirements of males and females and/or sexual segregation in foraging niches and/or areas. In this study we investigated the foraging ecology of an Arctic, zooplanktivorous seabird, the little auk Alle alle during the pre-laying period using remote sensing of the environment and GPS-TDR loggers deployed on birds. We compared foraging trips range and habitats of birds with other stages of the breeding period and between sexes. RESULTS We found that little auks during the pre-laying period foraged exclusively in cold sea surface temperature zones (with temperatures < 5 ºC) but in various sea depth zones. They dived to similar depths ranging from -4.0 to -10.9 m, exploring various thermal microhabitats (with mean temperatures values ranging from 2.2 °C in Shelf sea depth zone to 5.9 °C in Deep sea depth zone). The majority of foraging trips and dives characteristics were similar to subsequent phases of breeding. However, home ranges during the pre-laying trips were wider compared to the incubation period. As expected, females exhibited wider foraging niches compared to males (wider range of sea surface temperature and sea depth in foraging locations), which could be explained by sex specific energetic and/or nutritional requirements (females producing an egg). We also delineated local foraging areas important for little auks during their whole breeding season. Protection of these areas is crucial for sustaining the local marine biodiversity. CONCLUSIONS We found that little auks females during the pre-laying period explored wider foraging niches compared to males. These differences may be attributed to sex-specific nutritional or/and energetical constraints at this stage of breeding. The results of this study also emphasize the importance of shelf Arctic-type water masses as the foraging areas for little auks during successive stages of breeding.
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- Dariusz Jakubas
- Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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Grissot A, Borrel C, Devogel M, Altmeyer L, Johansen MK, Strøm H, Wojczulanis‐Jakubas K. Use of geolocators for investigating breeding ecology of a rock crevice-nesting seabird: Method validation and impact assessment. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e9846. [PMID: 36937057 PMCID: PMC10017308 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Investigating ecology of marine animals imposes a continuous challenge due to their temporal and/or spatial unavailability. Light-based geolocators (GLS) are animal-borne devices that provide relatively cheap and efficient method to track seabird movement and are commonly used to study migration. Here, we explore the potential of GLS data to establish individual behavior during the breeding period in a rock crevice-nesting seabird, the Little Auk, Alle alle. By deploying GLS on 12 breeding pairs, we developed a methodological workflow to extract birds' behavior from GLS data (nest attendance, colony attendance, and foraging activity), and validated its accuracy using behavior extracted from a well-established method based on video recordings. We also compared breeding outcome, as well as behavioral patterns of logged individuals with a control group treated similarly in all aspects except for the deployment of a logger, to assess short-term logger effects on fitness and behavior. We found a high accuracy of GLS-established behavioral patterns, especially during the incubation and early chick rearing period (when birds spend relatively long time in the nest). We observed no apparent effect of logger deployment on breeding outcome of logged pairs, but recorded some behavioral changes in logged individuals (longer incubation bouts and shorter foraging trips). Our study provides a useful framework for establishing behavioral patterns (nest attendance and foraging) of a crevice-nesting seabird from GLS data (light and conductivity), especially during incubation and early chick rearing period. Given that GLS deployment does not seem to affect the breeding outcome of logged individuals but does affect fine-scale behavior, our framework is likely to be applicable to a variety of crevice/burrow nesting seabirds, even though precautions should be taken to reduce deployment effect. Finally, because each species may have its own behavioral and ecological specificity, we recommend performing a pilot study before implementing the method in a new study system.
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- Antoine Grissot
- Department of Vertebrate Ecology and ZoologyUniversity of GdańskGdańskPoland
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- Department of Vertebrate Ecology and ZoologyUniversity of GdańskGdańskPoland
- Université de Rennes 1Rennes CedexFrance
- L'institut Agro (AgroCampus Ouest Rennes)Rennes CedexFrance
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- Department of Vertebrate Ecology and ZoologyUniversity of GdańskGdańskPoland
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- Department of Vertebrate Ecology and ZoologyUniversity of GdańskGdańskPoland
- Université de Rennes 1Rennes CedexFrance
- L'institut Agro (AgroCampus Ouest Rennes)Rennes CedexFrance
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Host Migration and Size Do Not Influence the Prevalence of Most Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) on Shorebirds (Aves: Charadriiformes) across the World. DIVERSITY 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/d15020200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Patterns of prevalence in chewing lice (Phthiraptera) on wild birds are poorly known, as are the underlying factors that influence these patterns. Here, we analyze a data set consisting of published prevalence data of lice on shorebirds, as well as new prevalence data from shorebirds examined in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and Sweden between 2007 and 2020. In total, prevalence data from 10 genera of lice from over 110 host species were included, including all major families of shorebirds. Using a generalized linear mixed model, we examine how the prevalence of lice of different genera varies between different sets of birds, focusing on two factors associated with migration (migration length and migration route). We found that host body size does not influence prevalence of lice in the Charadriiformes for any of the four most common and widely distributed louse genera (Actornithophilus, Austromenopon, Quadraceps, and Saemundssonia). Moreover, neither of the two migration variables showed any statistically significant correlations with prevalence, except for the genus Saemundssonia in which the prevalence of lice on short-distance migrants was significantly higher than on intermediate- and long-distance migrants. We also present 15 new records of chewing lice for China and 12 for Australia.
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Lameris TK, Hoekendijk J, Aarts G, Aarts A, Allen AM, Bienfait L, Bijleveld AI, Bongers MF, Brasseur S, Chan YC, de Ferrante F, de Gelder J, Derksen H, Dijkgraaf L, Dijkhuis LR, Dijkstra S, Elbertsen G, Ernsten R, Foxen T, Gaarenstroom J, Gelhausen A, van Gils JA, Grosscurt S, Grundlehner A, Hertlein ML, van Heumen AJ, Heurman M, Huffeldt NP, Hutter WH, Kamstra YJJ, Keij F, van Kempen S, Keurntjes G, Knap H, Loonstra AJ, Nolet BA, Nuijten RJ, Mattijssen D, Oosterhoff H, Paarlberg N, Parekh M, Pattyn J, Polak C, Quist Y, Ras S, Reneerkens J, Ruth S, van der Schaar E, Schroen G, Spikman F, van Velzen J, Voorn E, Vos J, Wang D, Westdijk W, Wind M, Zhemchuzhnikov MK, van Langevelde F. Migratory vertebrates shift migration timing and distributions in a warming Arctic. ANIMAL MIGRATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/ami-2020-0112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Climate warming in the Arctic has led to warmer and earlier springs, and as a result, many food resources for migratory animals become available earlier in the season, as well as become distributed further northwards. To optimally profit from these resources, migratory animals are expected to arrive earlier in the Arctic, as well as shift their own spatial distributions northwards. Here, we review literature to assess whether Arctic migratory birds and mammals already show shifts in migration timing or distribution in response to the warming climate. Distribution shifts were most prominent in marine mammals, as expected from observed northward shifts of their resources. At least for many bird species, the ability to shift distributions is likely constrained by available habitat further north. Shifts in timing have been shown in many species of terrestrial birds and ungulates, as well as for polar bears. Within species, we found strong variation in shifts in timing and distributions between populations. Ou r review thus shows that many migratory animals display shifts in migration timing and spatial distribution in reaction to a warming Arctic. Importantly, we identify large knowledge gaps especially concerning distribution shifts and timing of autumn migration, especially for marine mammals. Our understanding of how migratory animals respond to climate change appears to be mostly limited by the lack of long-term monitoring studies.
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- Thomas K. Lameris
- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands ; Department of Animal Ecology , Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) , Wageningen , the Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
- Wageningen Marine Research , Wage-ningen University and Research , Den Helder , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology , Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) , Wageningen , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
- Wageningen Marine Research , Wage-ningen University and Research , Den Helder , the Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES) , University of Groningen , Groningen , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES) , University of Groningen , Groningen , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Greenland Institute of Natural Resources , Nuuk , Greenland & Arctic Ecosystem Ecology, Department of Bioscience , Aarhus University , Roskilde , Denmark
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology , Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) , Wageningen , the Netherlands
- Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics , University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science, Department of Zoology , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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Clairbaux M, Cheung WWL, Mathewson P, Porter W, Courbin N, Fort J, Strøm H, Moe B, Fauchald P, Descamps S, Helgason H, Bråthen VS, Merkel B, Anker-Nilssen T, Bringsvor IS, Chastel O, Christensen-Dalsgaard S, Danielsen J, Daunt F, Dehnhard N, Erikstad KE, Ezhov A, Gavrilo M, Krasnov Y, Langset M, Lorentsen SH, Newell M, Olsen B, Reiertsen TK, Systad G, Þórarinsson ÞL, Baran M, Diamond T, Fayet AL, Fitzsimmons MG, Frederiksen M, Gilchrist GH, Guilford T, Huffeldt NP, Jessopp M, Johansen KL, Kouwenberg AL, Linnebjerg JF, McFarlane Tranquilla L, Mallory M, Merkel FR, Montevecchi W, Mosbech A, Petersen A, Grémillet D. Meeting Paris agreement objectives will temper seabird winter distribution shifts in the North Atlantic Ocean. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2021; 27:1457-1469. [PMID: 33347684 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We explored the implications of reaching the Paris Agreement Objective of limiting global warming to <2°C for the future winter distribution of the North Atlantic seabird community. We predicted and quantified current and future winter habitats of five North Atlantic Ocean seabird species (Alle alle, Fratercula arctica, Uria aalge, Uria lomvia and Rissa tridactyla) using tracking data for ~1500 individuals through resource selection functions based on mechanistic modeling of seabird energy requirements, and a dynamic bioclimate envelope model of seabird prey. Future winter distributions were predicted to shift with climate change, especially when global warming exceed 2°C under a "no mitigation" scenario, modifying seabird wintering hotspots in the North Atlantic Ocean. Our findings suggest that meeting Paris agreement objectives will limit changes in seabird selected habitat location and size in the North Atlantic Ocean during the 21st century. We thereby provide key information for the design of adaptive marine-protected areas in a changing ocean.
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- Manon Clairbaux
- CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, France
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- Changing Ocean Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, France
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- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR7266 CNRS - La Rochelle Université, La Rochelle, France
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research - NINA, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research - NINA, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research - NINA, Trondheim, Norway
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS-Univ. La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research - NINA, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research - NINA, Trondheim, Norway
- Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Murmansk, Russia
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- Association Maritime Heritage, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- National Park Russian Arctic, Archangelsk, Russia
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- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Murmansk, Russia
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Penicuik, UK
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- Faroe Marine Research Institute, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research - NINA, Trondheim, Norway
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- Atlantic Laboratory for Avian Research, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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- Atlantic Laboratory for Avian Research, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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- Wildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Mount Pearl, NL, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Wildlife Research Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
- Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Greenland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada
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- Psychology and Biology Departments, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS-Univ. La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France
- Percy Fitz Patrick Institute, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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A year in the life of a North Atlantic seabird: behavioural and energetic adjustments during the annual cycle. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5993. [PMID: 32265524 PMCID: PMC7138806 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62842-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
During their annual cycles, animals face a series of energetic challenges as they prioritise different life history events by engaging in temporally and potentially spatially segregated reproductive and non-breeding periods. Investigating behaviour and energy use across these periods is fundamental to understanding how animals survive the changing conditions associated with annual cycles. We estimated year-round activity budgets, energy expenditure, location, colony attendance and foraging behaviour for surviving individuals from a population of common guillemots Uria aalge. Despite the potential constraints of reduced day lengths and sea surface temperatures in winter, guillemots managed their energy expenditure throughout the year. Values were high prior to and during the breeding season, driven by a combination of high thermoregulatory costs, diving activity, colony attendance and associated flight. Guillemots also exhibited partial colony attendance outside the breeding season, likely supported by local resources. Additionally, there was a mismatch in the timing of peaks in dive effort and a peak in nocturnal foraging activity, indicating that guillemots adapted their foraging behaviour to the availability of prey rather than daylight. Our study identifies adaptations in foraging behaviour and flexibility in activity budgets as mechanisms that enable guillemots to manage their energy expenditure and survive the annual cycle.
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Merkel B, Descamps S, Yoccoz NG, Danielsen J, Daunt F, Erikstad KE, Ezhov AV, Grémillet D, Gavrilo M, Lorentsen SH, Reiertsen TK, Steen H, Systad GH, Þórarinsson ÞL, Wanless S, Strøm H. Earlier colony arrival but no trend in hatching timing in two congeneric seabirds ( Uria spp.) across the North Atlantic. Biol Lett 2019; 15:20190634. [PMID: 31640526 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
A global analysis recently showed that seabird breeding phenology (as the timing of egg-laying and hatching) does not, on average, respond to temperature changes or advance with time (Keogan et al. 2018 Nat. Clim. Change 8, 313-318). This group, the most threatened of all birds, is therefore prone to spatio-temporal mismatches with their food resources. Yet, other aspects of the breeding phenology may also have a marked influence on breeding success, such as the arrival date of adults at the breeding site following winter migration. Here, we used a large tracking dataset of two congeneric seabirds breeding in 14 colonies across 18° latitudes, to show that arrival date at the colony was highly variable between colonies and species (ranging 80 days) and advanced 1.4 days/year while timing of egg-laying remained unchanged, resulting in an increasing pre-laying duration between 2009 and 2018. Thus, we demonstrate that potentially not all components of seabird breeding phenology are insensitive to changing environmental conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin Merkel
- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway.,Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- University of the Faroe Islands, Vestarabryggja 15, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0QB, UK
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway.,Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Association Maritime Heritage, Saint Petersburg, Russia.,Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, 17 street Vladimirskaya, 183010 Murmansk, Russia
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UMR 5175, CNRS-Université de Montpellier-Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier-EPHE, Montpellier, France.,FitzPatrick Institute, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
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- Association Maritime Heritage, Saint Petersburg, Russia.,National Park Russian Arctic, 57 Sovetskikh Kosmonavtove Avenue, Archangelsk, Russia
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, PO Box 5685 Sluppen, 7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Thormøhlensgate 55, 5006 Bergen, Norway
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0QB, UK
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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