Breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species
Abstract Population‐level estimates of species’ distributions can reveal fundamental ecological processes and facilitate conservation. However, these may be difficult to obtain for mobile species, especially colonial central‐place foragers ( CCPF s; e.g., bats, corvids, social insects), because it i...
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crwiley:10.1002/eap.1591 2024-06-23T07:45:10+00:00 Breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species Wakefield, Ewan D. Owen, Ellie Baer, Julia Carroll, Matthew J. Daunt, Francis Dodd, Stephen G. Green, Jonathan A. Guilford, Tim Mavor, Roddy A. Miller, Peter I. Newell, Mark A. Newton, Stephen F. Robertson, Gail S. Shoji, Akiko Soanes, Louise M. Votier, Stephen C. Wanless, Sarah Bolton, Mark European Regional Development Fund Natural England Natural Environment Research Council Natural Resources Wales Environment Wales 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.1591 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Feap.1591 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/eap.1591 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ecological Applications volume 27, issue 7, page 2074-2091 ISSN 1051-0761 1939-5582 journal-article 2017 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1591 2024-06-11T04:49:36Z Abstract Population‐level estimates of species’ distributions can reveal fundamental ecological processes and facilitate conservation. However, these may be difficult to obtain for mobile species, especially colonial central‐place foragers ( CCPF s; e.g., bats, corvids, social insects), because it is often impractical to determine the provenance of individuals observed beyond breeding sites. Moreover, some CCPF s, especially in the marine realm (e.g., pinnipeds, turtles, and seabirds) are difficult to observe because they range tens to ten thousands of kilometers from their colonies. It is hypothesized that the distribution of CCPF s depends largely on habitat availability and intraspecific competition. Modeling these effects may therefore allow distributions to be estimated from samples of individual spatial usage. Such data can be obtained for an increasing number of species using tracking technology. However, techniques for estimating population‐level distributions using the telemetry data are poorly developed. This is of concern because many marine CCPF s, such as seabirds, are threatened by anthropogenic activities. Here, we aim to estimate the distribution at sea of four seabird species, foraging from approximately 5,500 breeding sites in Britain and Ireland. To do so, we GPS ‐tracked a sample of 230 European Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis , 464 Black‐legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla , 178 Common Murres Uria aalge , and 281 Razorbills Alca torda from 13, 20, 12, and 14 colonies, respectively. Using Poisson point process habitat use models, we show that distribution at sea is dependent on (1) density‐dependent competition among sympatric conspecifics (all species) and parapatric conspecifics (Kittiwakes and Murres); (2) habitat accessibility and coastal geometry, such that birds travel further from colonies with limited access to the sea; and (3) regional habitat availability. Using these models, we predict space use by birds from unobserved colonies and thereby map the distribution at sea of each ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Alca torda rissa tridactyla Uria aalge uria Wiley Online Library Ecological Applications 27 7 2074 2091 |
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Abstract Population‐level estimates of species’ distributions can reveal fundamental ecological processes and facilitate conservation. However, these may be difficult to obtain for mobile species, especially colonial central‐place foragers ( CCPF s; e.g., bats, corvids, social insects), because it is often impractical to determine the provenance of individuals observed beyond breeding sites. Moreover, some CCPF s, especially in the marine realm (e.g., pinnipeds, turtles, and seabirds) are difficult to observe because they range tens to ten thousands of kilometers from their colonies. It is hypothesized that the distribution of CCPF s depends largely on habitat availability and intraspecific competition. Modeling these effects may therefore allow distributions to be estimated from samples of individual spatial usage. Such data can be obtained for an increasing number of species using tracking technology. However, techniques for estimating population‐level distributions using the telemetry data are poorly developed. This is of concern because many marine CCPF s, such as seabirds, are threatened by anthropogenic activities. Here, we aim to estimate the distribution at sea of four seabird species, foraging from approximately 5,500 breeding sites in Britain and Ireland. To do so, we GPS ‐tracked a sample of 230 European Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis , 464 Black‐legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla , 178 Common Murres Uria aalge , and 281 Razorbills Alca torda from 13, 20, 12, and 14 colonies, respectively. Using Poisson point process habitat use models, we show that distribution at sea is dependent on (1) density‐dependent competition among sympatric conspecifics (all species) and parapatric conspecifics (Kittiwakes and Murres); (2) habitat accessibility and coastal geometry, such that birds travel further from colonies with limited access to the sea; and (3) regional habitat availability. Using these models, we predict space use by birds from unobserved colonies and thereby map the distribution at sea of each ... |
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Wakefield, Ewan D. Owen, Ellie Baer, Julia Carroll, Matthew J. Daunt, Francis Dodd, Stephen G. Green, Jonathan A. Guilford, Tim Mavor, Roddy A. Miller, Peter I. Newell, Mark A. Newton, Stephen F. Robertson, Gail S. Shoji, Akiko Soanes, Louise M. Votier, Stephen C. Wanless, Sarah Bolton, Mark |
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Wakefield, Ewan D. Owen, Ellie Baer, Julia Carroll, Matthew J. Daunt, Francis Dodd, Stephen G. Green, Jonathan A. Guilford, Tim Mavor, Roddy A. Miller, Peter I. Newell, Mark A. Newton, Stephen F. Robertson, Gail S. Shoji, Akiko Soanes, Louise M. Votier, Stephen C. Wanless, Sarah Bolton, Mark Breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species |
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Wakefield, Ewan D. Owen, Ellie Baer, Julia Carroll, Matthew J. Daunt, Francis Dodd, Stephen G. Green, Jonathan A. Guilford, Tim Mavor, Roddy A. Miller, Peter I. Newell, Mark A. Newton, Stephen F. Robertson, Gail S. Shoji, Akiko Soanes, Louise M. Votier, Stephen C. Wanless, Sarah Bolton, Mark |
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Breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species |
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Breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species |
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Breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species |
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Breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species |
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Breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species |
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breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species |
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