Burrow nests fall below critical temperatures of threatened seabirds but offer thermal refuge during extreme cold events

• Published in: FACETS
• Main Authors: Cerren Richards, Sydney M. Collins, Kayla Fisher, Robert J. Blackmore, David A. Fifield, Amanda E. Bates
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2024
• Subjects: burrow; extreme event; lower critical temperature; microclimate; seabird; temperature; Education; L; Science; Q; Burrows; Atlantic puffin; fratercula; Fratercula arctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2023-0131; https://doaj.org/article/0b774b369cce4a0b812e73c93e1802d2

Climate change is altering the severity and intensity of extreme weather events. Occupying microhabitats that buffer extreme weather may help species avoid harsh environmental conditions. We describe the thermal microclimate of Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) and Leach’s Storm-petrel (Hydrobate...