Inter-individual variation in the migratory behaviour of a generalist seabird, the herring gull ( Larus smithsoniansus ), from the Canadian Arctic
Abstract The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the globe, causing rapid transformational changes in Arctic ecosystems. As these changes increase, understanding seabird movements will be important for predicting how they respond to climate change, and thus how we plan for conserva...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/ami-2020-0109 2023-05-15T14:34:30+02:00 Inter-individual variation in the migratory behaviour of a generalist seabird, the herring gull ( Larus smithsoniansus ), from the Canadian Arctic Baak, Julia E. Mallory, Mark L. Anderson, Christine M. Auger-Méthé, Marie Macdonald, Christie A. Janssen, Michael H. Gilchrist, H. Grant Provencher, Jennifer F. Gutowsky, Sarah E. 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ami-2020-0109 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ami-2020-0109/xml https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ami-2020-0109/pdf en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Animal Migration volume 8, issue 1, page 144-155 ISSN 2084-8838 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2021 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/ami-2020-0109 2022-04-14T05:09:38Z Abstract The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the globe, causing rapid transformational changes in Arctic ecosystems. As these changes increase, understanding seabird movements will be important for predicting how they respond to climate change, and thus how we plan for conservation. Moreover, as most Arctic-breeding seabirds only spend the breeding season in the Arctic, climate change may also affect them through habitat changes in their non-breeding range. We used Global Location Sensors (GLS) to provide new insights on the movement of Arctic-breeding herring gulls ( Larus smithsoniansus ) in North America. We tracked gulls that wintered in the Gulf of Mexico ( n = 7) or the Great Lakes ( n = 1), and found that migratory routes and stopover sites varied between individuals, and between southbound and northbound migration. This inter-individual variation suggests that herring gulls, as a generalist species, can make use of an array of regions during migration, but may be more susceptible to climate change impacts in their overwintering locations than during migration. However, due to our limited sample size, future, multi-year studies are recommended to better understand the impacts of climate change on this Arctic-breeding seabird. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change De Gruyter (via Crossref) Arctic Animal Migration 8 1 144 155 |
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Abstract The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the globe, causing rapid transformational changes in Arctic ecosystems. As these changes increase, understanding seabird movements will be important for predicting how they respond to climate change, and thus how we plan for conservation. Moreover, as most Arctic-breeding seabirds only spend the breeding season in the Arctic, climate change may also affect them through habitat changes in their non-breeding range. We used Global Location Sensors (GLS) to provide new insights on the movement of Arctic-breeding herring gulls ( Larus smithsoniansus ) in North America. We tracked gulls that wintered in the Gulf of Mexico ( n = 7) or the Great Lakes ( n = 1), and found that migratory routes and stopover sites varied between individuals, and between southbound and northbound migration. This inter-individual variation suggests that herring gulls, as a generalist species, can make use of an array of regions during migration, but may be more susceptible to climate change impacts in their overwintering locations than during migration. However, due to our limited sample size, future, multi-year studies are recommended to better understand the impacts of climate change on this Arctic-breeding seabird. |
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Baak, Julia E. Mallory, Mark L. Anderson, Christine M. Auger-Méthé, Marie Macdonald, Christie A. Janssen, Michael H. Gilchrist, H. Grant Provencher, Jennifer F. Gutowsky, Sarah E. |
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Baak, Julia E. Mallory, Mark L. Anderson, Christine M. Auger-Méthé, Marie Macdonald, Christie A. Janssen, Michael H. Gilchrist, H. Grant Provencher, Jennifer F. Gutowsky, Sarah E. |
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Inter-individual variation in the migratory behaviour of a generalist seabird, the herring gull ( Larus smithsoniansus ), from the Canadian Arctic |
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Inter-individual variation in the migratory behaviour of a generalist seabird, the herring gull ( Larus smithsoniansus ), from the Canadian Arctic |
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Inter-individual variation in the migratory behaviour of a generalist seabird, the herring gull ( Larus smithsoniansus ), from the Canadian Arctic |
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Inter-individual variation in the migratory behaviour of a generalist seabird, the herring gull ( Larus smithsoniansus ), from the Canadian Arctic |
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Inter-individual variation in the migratory behaviour of a generalist seabird, the herring gull ( Larus smithsoniansus ), from the Canadian Arctic |
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inter-individual variation in the migratory behaviour of a generalist seabird, the herring gull ( larus smithsoniansus ), from the canadian arctic |
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