Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data
Relatively simple foraging radius models have the potential to generate predictive distributions for a large number of species rapidly, thus providing a cost‐effective alternative to large‐scale surveys or complex modelling approaches. Their effectiveness, however, remains largely untested. Here we...
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crwiley:10.1111/ecog.04653 2024-09-15T17:36:04+00:00 Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data Critchley, E. J. Grecian, W. J. Bennison, A. Kane, A. Wischnewski, S. Cañadas, A. Tierney, D. Quinn, J. L. Jessopp, M. J. 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04653 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ecog.04653 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/ecog.04653 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Ecography volume 43, issue 2, page 184-196 ISSN 0906-7590 1600-0587 journal-article 2019 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04653 2024-08-06T04:17:56Z Relatively simple foraging radius models have the potential to generate predictive distributions for a large number of species rapidly, thus providing a cost‐effective alternative to large‐scale surveys or complex modelling approaches. Their effectiveness, however, remains largely untested. Here we compare foraging radius distribution models for all breeding seabirds in Ireland, to distributions of empirical data collected from tracking studies and aerial surveys. At the local/colony level, we compared foraging radius distributions to GPS tracking data from seabirds with short (Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica, and razorbill Alca torda ) and long (Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus , and European storm‐petrel Hydrobates pelagicus ) foraging ranges. At the regional/national level, we compared foraging radius distributions to extensive aerial surveys conducted over a two‐year period. Foraging radius distributions were significantly positively correlated with tracking data for all species except Manx shearwater. Correlations between foraging radius distributions and aerial survey data were also significant, but generally weaker than those for tracking data. Correlations between foraging radius distributions and aerial survey data were benchmarked against generalised additive models (GAMs) of the aerial survey data that included a range of environmental covariates. While GAM distributions had slightly higher correlations with aerial survey data, the results highlight that the foraging radius approach can be a useful and pragmatic approach for assessing breeding distributions for many seabird species. The approach is likely to have acceptable utility in complex, temporally variable ecosystems and when logistic and financial resources are limited. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alca torda Atlantic puffin fratercula Fratercula arctica Razorbill Wiley Online Library Ecography 43 2 184 196 |
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Relatively simple foraging radius models have the potential to generate predictive distributions for a large number of species rapidly, thus providing a cost‐effective alternative to large‐scale surveys or complex modelling approaches. Their effectiveness, however, remains largely untested. Here we compare foraging radius distribution models for all breeding seabirds in Ireland, to distributions of empirical data collected from tracking studies and aerial surveys. At the local/colony level, we compared foraging radius distributions to GPS tracking data from seabirds with short (Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica, and razorbill Alca torda ) and long (Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus , and European storm‐petrel Hydrobates pelagicus ) foraging ranges. At the regional/national level, we compared foraging radius distributions to extensive aerial surveys conducted over a two‐year period. Foraging radius distributions were significantly positively correlated with tracking data for all species except Manx shearwater. Correlations between foraging radius distributions and aerial survey data were also significant, but generally weaker than those for tracking data. Correlations between foraging radius distributions and aerial survey data were benchmarked against generalised additive models (GAMs) of the aerial survey data that included a range of environmental covariates. While GAM distributions had slightly higher correlations with aerial survey data, the results highlight that the foraging radius approach can be a useful and pragmatic approach for assessing breeding distributions for many seabird species. The approach is likely to have acceptable utility in complex, temporally variable ecosystems and when logistic and financial resources are limited. |
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Critchley, E. J. Grecian, W. J. Bennison, A. Kane, A. Wischnewski, S. Cañadas, A. Tierney, D. Quinn, J. L. Jessopp, M. J. Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data |
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Critchley, E. J. Grecian, W. J. Bennison, A. Kane, A. Wischnewski, S. Cañadas, A. Tierney, D. Quinn, J. L. Jessopp, M. J. |
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Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data |
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Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data |
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Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data |
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Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data |
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Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data |
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assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data |
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