Variation in isotopic niche partitioning between adult roseate and common terns in the Northwest Atlantic

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: HD Legett, JR Lucas, EC Craig, MD Staudinger
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2023
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Long Island; Long Island Sound; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01233; https://doaj.org/article/2d241a5039e04594aba92018e19321b0

Co-occurring species with similar resource requirements often partition ecological niches at different spatial and temporal scales. In the Northwest Atlantic (NWA), federally endangered roseate terns Sterna dougallii nest almost exclusively in coastal island colonies alongside common terns S. hirund...