Greater Shearwaters in the Gulf of Maine (aggregated per 1-degree cell) ...
Original provider: USFWS, Linda Welch Dataset credits: Data provider Greater Shearwaters in the Gulf of Maine Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Abstract: The Gulf of Maine supports a tremendous diversity of pelagic seabirds, which depend on our highly productive wat...
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OBIS-SEAMAP
2021
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/8632fx https://www.gbif.org/dataset/de5adc1a-144c-4bc4-99f3-2e137932ae16 |
| Summary: | Original provider: USFWS, Linda Welch Dataset credits: Data provider Greater Shearwaters in the Gulf of Maine Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Abstract: The Gulf of Maine supports a tremendous diversity of pelagic seabirds, which depend on our highly productive waters to raise their young and complete their annual lifecycle. For species such as Atlantic puffin and razorbills, the Gulf of Maine represents the southern limit of their breeding distribution in the United States. As with any species at the fringe of their distribution, these birds are likely to be highly sensitive to changes in habitat and prey availability resulting from global climate change. Greater shearwaters breed in the southern hemisphere and migrate to the Gulf of Maine during the summer months to forage on the abundant supply of prey species. Managers are concerned that increasing sea surface temperatures, changes in commercial harvest rates of key forage species, and potential offshore energy ... |
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