Escaping the oligotrophic gyre? The year-round movements, foraging behaviour and habitat preferences of Murphy’s petrels

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Clay, Thomas A., Phillips, Richard A., Manica, Andrea, Jackson, Hazel A., Brooke, M. de L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2017
• Subjects: Pacific; Henderson Island; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518999/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518999/1/Clay.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12244

The South Pacific Gyre is the world’s largest expanse of oligotrophic ocean and supports communities of endemic gadfly petrels Pterodroma spp., yet little is known about their foraging ecology in this nutrient-poor environment. We tracked Murphy’s petrels Pterodroma ultima with geolocators from Hend...