Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975-2023
The research station at Prince Leopold Island (PLI), initiated in 1975, was the first seabird monitoring site created in the Canadian Arctic. The island supports 150 000 breeding pairs of seabirds, principally thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia), black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and northern...
Published in: | Arctic Science |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English French |
Published: |
Canadian Science Publishing
2024
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2023-0056 https://doaj.org/article/8d3bb1cb2dba4ecab6ccd912cbbbe5ba |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8d3bb1cb2dba4ecab6ccd912cbbbe5ba |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8d3bb1cb2dba4ecab6ccd912cbbbe5ba 2024-02-11T09:59:15+01:00 Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975-2023 Anthony J. Gaston Jennifer F. Provencher Birgit Braune H. Grant Gilchrist Sarah E. Gutowsky Mark L. Mallory 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2023-0056 https://doaj.org/article/8d3bb1cb2dba4ecab6ccd912cbbbe5ba EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/AS-2023-0056 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/AS-2023-0056 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/8d3bb1cb2dba4ecab6ccd912cbbbe5ba Arctic Science (2024) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2023-0056 2024-01-14T01:50:58Z The research station at Prince Leopold Island (PLI), initiated in 1975, was the first seabird monitoring site created in the Canadian Arctic. The island supports 150 000 breeding pairs of seabirds, principally thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia), black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), along with ~70 pairs of glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) and several thousand black guillemots (Cepphus grylle). Baseline observations of seabird breeding biology were made during 1975-77. Subsequent monitoring has taken place in 22 of the 47 seasons, with work during 2001-2003 replicating the original baseline studies. Population trends of breeding seabirds have shown kittiwakes (sharply) and murres (gradually) increasing, while gulls (definitely) and fulmars (likely) have declined. The most striking scientific findings from PLI were related to the effect of annual ice break-up on seabird phenology, clutch size, and reproductive success. For contaminant research, PLI has become one of the core monitoring sites in Canada and internationally, documenting dramatic changes in concentrations of various contaminants in the Arctic marine environment. Given the international impact of research and monitoring at PLI for almost five decades, the continuation of seabird research at PLI, the most important seabird colony in the Canadian Arctic, is essential. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Cepphus grylle Fulmarus glacialis Larus hyperboreus rissa tridactyla Uria lomvia uria Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Leopold Island ENVELOPE(-63.380,-63.380,64.967,64.967) Prince Leopold Island ENVELOPE(-90.083,-90.083,74.035,74.035) Arctic Science |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English French |
topic |
Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 |
spellingShingle |
Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 Anthony J. Gaston Jennifer F. Provencher Birgit Braune H. Grant Gilchrist Sarah E. Gutowsky Mark L. Mallory Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975-2023 |
topic_facet |
Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 |
description |
The research station at Prince Leopold Island (PLI), initiated in 1975, was the first seabird monitoring site created in the Canadian Arctic. The island supports 150 000 breeding pairs of seabirds, principally thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia), black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), along with ~70 pairs of glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) and several thousand black guillemots (Cepphus grylle). Baseline observations of seabird breeding biology were made during 1975-77. Subsequent monitoring has taken place in 22 of the 47 seasons, with work during 2001-2003 replicating the original baseline studies. Population trends of breeding seabirds have shown kittiwakes (sharply) and murres (gradually) increasing, while gulls (definitely) and fulmars (likely) have declined. The most striking scientific findings from PLI were related to the effect of annual ice break-up on seabird phenology, clutch size, and reproductive success. For contaminant research, PLI has become one of the core monitoring sites in Canada and internationally, documenting dramatic changes in concentrations of various contaminants in the Arctic marine environment. Given the international impact of research and monitoring at PLI for almost five decades, the continuation of seabird research at PLI, the most important seabird colony in the Canadian Arctic, is essential. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Anthony J. Gaston Jennifer F. Provencher Birgit Braune H. Grant Gilchrist Sarah E. Gutowsky Mark L. Mallory |
author_facet |
Anthony J. Gaston Jennifer F. Provencher Birgit Braune H. Grant Gilchrist Sarah E. Gutowsky Mark L. Mallory |
author_sort |
Anthony J. Gaston |
title |
Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975-2023 |
title_short |
Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975-2023 |
title_full |
Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975-2023 |
title_fullStr |
Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975-2023 |
title_full_unstemmed |
Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975-2023 |
title_sort |
monitoring canadian arctic seabirds at the prince leopold island field station, 1975-2023 |
publisher |
Canadian Science Publishing |
publishDate |
2024 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2023-0056 https://doaj.org/article/8d3bb1cb2dba4ecab6ccd912cbbbe5ba |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-63.380,-63.380,64.967,64.967) ENVELOPE(-90.083,-90.083,74.035,74.035) |
geographic |
Arctic Canada Leopold Island Prince Leopold Island |
geographic_facet |
Arctic Canada Leopold Island Prince Leopold Island |
genre |
Arctic Arctic Cepphus grylle Fulmarus glacialis Larus hyperboreus rissa tridactyla Uria lomvia uria |
genre_facet |
Arctic Arctic Cepphus grylle Fulmarus glacialis Larus hyperboreus rissa tridactyla Uria lomvia uria |
op_source |
Arctic Science (2024) |
op_relation |
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/AS-2023-0056 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/AS-2023-0056 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/8d3bb1cb2dba4ecab6ccd912cbbbe5ba |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2023-0056 |
container_title |
Arctic Science |
_version_ |
1790595210586095616 |