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 Linnaeus 1758), black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9fbf753ca8ab4fc2a778c9771be1b270 2024-09-15T17:50:24+00:00 Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975–2023 Anthony J. Gaston Jennifer F. Provencher Birgit M. Braune H. Grant Gilchrist Sarah E. Gutowsky Mark L. Mallory 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2023-0056 https://doaj.org/article/9fbf753ca8ab4fc2a778c9771be1b270 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/9fbf753ca8ab4fc2a778c9771be1b270 Arctic Science, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 332-348 (2024) thick-billed murre northern fulmar black-legged kittiwake contaminants ice break-up Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2023-0056 2024-08-05T17:49:17Z 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 Linnaeus 1758), black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus 1758) and northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis Linnaeus 1761), along with ∼70 pairs of glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767) and several thousand black guillemots (Cepphus grylle Linnaeus 1758). Baseline observations of seabird breeding biology were made during 1975–1977. 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 Black-legged Kittiwake Cepphus grylle Fulmarus glacialis Larus hyperboreus Northern Fulmar rissa tridactyla thick-billed murre Uria lomvia uria Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Science 10 2 332 348 |
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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 Linnaeus 1758), black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus 1758) and northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis Linnaeus 1761), along with ∼70 pairs of glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767) and several thousand black guillemots (Cepphus grylle Linnaeus 1758). Baseline observations of seabird breeding biology were made during 1975–1977. 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. |
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Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975–2023 |
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Monitoring Canadian Arctic seabirds at the Prince Leopold Island Field Station, 1975–2023 |
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