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Seabirds [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2017
In this Quick Guide, Votier and Sherley explain how diverse seabirds play important roles in ecosystem functioning, global nutrient cycling and climate regulation, but are declining in the face of multiple threats.
Stephen C, Votier, Richard B, Sherley
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River Otter Predation of Nesting Seabirds Along the Coasts of North America [PDF]

open access: yesEcology and Evolution
River otter (Lontra canadensis) predation of seabirds has been periodically documented throughout North America, but most knowledge about this subject exists as anecdotal observations in the memories of experienced seabird biologists.
Luke Stuntz, Rachael A. Orben
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Artificial light at night correlates with seabird groundings: mapping city lights near a seabird breeding hotspot [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2022
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a growing conservation concern for seabirds, which can become disoriented and grounded by lights from buildings, bridges and boats. Many fledgling seabirds, especially Procellariiformes such as petrels and shearwaters,
Ariel-Micaiah Heswall   +6 more
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A Comparison of the Pac-X Trans-Pacific Wave Glider Data and Satellite Data (MODIS, Aquarius, TRMM and VIIRS) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Tracy A. Villareal, Marine Science Institute and Department of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas, United States of AmericaCara Wilson, Environmental Research Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National ...
Villareal, Tracy A., Wilson, Cara
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Important marine areas for endangered African penguins before and after the crucial stage of moulting

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
The population of the Endangered African penguin Spheniscus demersus has decreased by > 65% in the last 20 years. A major driver of this decrease has been the reduced availability of their principal prey, sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis ...
Tegan Carpenter-Kling   +9 more
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Marine subsidies produce cactus forests on desert islands

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
In island systems, nitrogen-rich seabird guano is a marine subsidy that can shape terrestrial plant communities. In zones of nutrient upwelling such as the Gulf of California, copious seabird guano is commonplace on bird islands.
Benjamin T. Wilder   +2 more
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Climate driven spatiotemporal variations in seabird bycatch hotspots and implications for seabird bycatch mitigation

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Bycatch in fisheries is a major threat to many seabird species. Understanding and predicting spatiotemporal changes in seabird bycatch from fisheries might be the key to mitigation.
Rujia Bi, Yan Jiao, Joan A. Browder
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Using meta-population models to guide conservation action

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Biodiversity conservation is limited by resources, data, and time for execution. To maximize efficacy, it is best if conservation plans are strategically evaluated for cost, feasibility, and likely impact prior to implementation.
Diana Madrigal Ruiz   +4 more
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of light streamer tori-lines and characteristics of bait attacks by seabirds in the western North Pacific. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
To improve the effectiveness of tori-lines it is necessary to evaluate the ability of tori-lines to mitigate seabird bycatch and determine what kind of seabird species gather during line settings, attack the bait and are incidentally caught. We conducted
Noriyosi Sato   +3 more
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Large-scale seabird community structure along oceanographic gradients in the Scotia Sea and northern Antarctic Peninsula

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2023
IntroductionThe Scotia Sea and Antarctic Peninsula are warming rapidly and changes in species distribution are expected. In predicting habitat shifts and considering appropriate management strategies for marine predators, a community-level understanding ...
Victoria Marja Sofia Ollus   +10 more
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