Marine Birds and Climate Fluctuation in the North Atlantic

Abstract This chapter shows how climate might influence seabirds directly through variations in temperature and wind. It also provides an overview of the potential indirect impact of climate variability on North Atlantic seabird populations. Seabirds are sensible to climate change either positively...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Durant, Joël M., Stenseth, Nils Chr., Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, Harris, Michael P., Thompson, Paul M., Wanless, Sarah
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University PressOxford 2005
Subjects:
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198507499.003.0007
https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/44914213/book_12411_section_172335237.ag.pdf
Description
Summary:Abstract This chapter shows how climate might influence seabirds directly through variations in temperature and wind. It also provides an overview of the potential indirect impact of climate variability on North Atlantic seabird populations. Seabirds are sensible to climate change either positively as shown by the extension of the fulmar population, or negatively as shown by the Atlantic puffins. Thanks to their position as top predators, their response to climate change is a good index of its effect on the whole food web.

Similar Items