Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland
<qd> Jennings, G., McGlashan, D. J. and Furness, R. W. Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fss022. </qd>Breeding numbers collected in 12 common t...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:icesjms:fss022v1 2023-05-15T15:56:15+02:00 Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland Jennings, Gemma McGlashan, Derek J. Furness, Robert W. 2012-02-26 21:00:12.0 text/html http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/fss022v1 https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss022 en eng Oxford University Press http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/fss022v1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss022 Copyright (C) 2012, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer Article TEXT 2012 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss022 2013-05-26T22:47:31Z <qd> Jennings, G., McGlashan, D. J. and Furness, R. W. Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fss022. </qd>Breeding numbers collected in 12 common tern Sterna hirundo colonies in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, along with sprat landings data for the area, were used to investigate how the dynamics of a shared prey resource may affect different colonies in a region. Between 1969 and 2010, breeding numbers fluctuated much more at individual colonies than across the region as a whole, with the largest colonies showing opposite trends, suggesting relocation by birds. This indicates that data from individual colonies may be less useful than regional numbers when using seabirds as indicators. Tern breeding numbers in the region were reduced when the sprat stock ( Sprattus sprattus ) collapsed in the early 1980s after targeted fishing, but recovered during recent decades when the stock was unfished. This should be considered for reopening the Firth of Forth sprat fishery, as well as in the management of other shared prey stocks. Text Common tern Sterna hirundo HighWire Press (Stanford University) Furness ENVELOPE(-55.000,-55.000,-61.033,-61.033) Jennings ENVELOPE(72.556,72.556,-70.145,-70.145) ICES Journal of Marine Science 69 4 572 577 |
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<qd> Jennings, G., McGlashan, D. J. and Furness, R. W. Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fss022. </qd>Breeding numbers collected in 12 common tern Sterna hirundo colonies in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, along with sprat landings data for the area, were used to investigate how the dynamics of a shared prey resource may affect different colonies in a region. Between 1969 and 2010, breeding numbers fluctuated much more at individual colonies than across the region as a whole, with the largest colonies showing opposite trends, suggesting relocation by birds. This indicates that data from individual colonies may be less useful than regional numbers when using seabirds as indicators. Tern breeding numbers in the region were reduced when the sprat stock ( Sprattus sprattus ) collapsed in the early 1980s after targeted fishing, but recovered during recent decades when the stock was unfished. This should be considered for reopening the Firth of Forth sprat fishery, as well as in the management of other shared prey stocks. |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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