Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations
The Arctic experiences a rapid retreat of sea-ice, particularly in spring and summer, which may dramatically affect pagophilic species. In recent years, the decline of many Arctic seabird populations has raised concerns about the potential role of sea-ice habitats on their demography. Spring sea-ice...
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ftninstnf:oai:brage.nina.no:11250/3147102 2024-09-09T18:57:16+00:00 Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations Sauser, Christophe Angelier, F. Blévin, Pierre Chastel, O. Gabrielsen, Geir W. Jouanneau, W. Kato, A. Moe, Børge Ramírez, F. Tartu, Sabrina Descamps, Sebastien Arctic, Svalbard, Norway 2023 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3147102 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1107992 eng eng Andre: SEAPOP EC/H2020/869154 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2023, 11 . urn:issn:2296-701X https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3147102 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1107992 cristin:2145546 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no © 2023 The Authors 11 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 1107992 Rissa tridactyla Uria lomvia Alle alle survival breeding success sea-ice concentration Svalbard VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 VDP::Zoology and botany: 480 Peer reviewed Journal article 2023 ftninstnf https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1107992 2024-08-22T23:37:03Z The Arctic experiences a rapid retreat of sea-ice, particularly in spring and summer, which may dramatically affect pagophilic species. In recent years, the decline of many Arctic seabird populations has raised concerns about the potential role of sea-ice habitats on their demography. Spring sea-ice drives the dynamics of phytoplankton blooms, the basis of Arctic food webs, and changes in spring sea-ice have the potential to affect the demographic parameters of seabirds through bottom-up processes. To better understand the effects of spring sea-ice on Arctic seabirds, we investigated the influence of spring sea-ice concentration on the survival and breeding success of three seabird species with contrasted foraging strategies in two Svalbard fjords in the high Arctic. We examined these relationships using long-term demographic data (2005–2021) from black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), Brünnich guillemots (Uria lomvia), and little auks (Alle alle). Spring sea-ice concentration was positively related to both the survival and breeding success of little auks, suggesting a higher sensitivity of this species to spring sea-ice. By contrast, the two other species were not particularly sensitive to changes in spring sea-ice, even though a potentially spurious negative effect on the breeding success of black-legged kittiwakes was observed. Overall, the study suggests that spring sea-ice may be involved in the demography of Arctic seabirds, but probably does not play a major role. Rissa tridactyla, Uria lomvia, Alle alle, survival, breeding success, sea-ice concentration, Svalbard Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Alle alle Arctic Phytoplankton rissa tridactyla Sea ice Svalbard Uria lomvia uria Norwegian Institute for Nature Research: Brage NINA Arctic Norway Svalbard Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11 |
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Rissa tridactyla Uria lomvia Alle alle survival breeding success sea-ice concentration Svalbard VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 VDP::Zoology and botany: 480 Sauser, Christophe Angelier, F. Blévin, Pierre Chastel, O. Gabrielsen, Geir W. Jouanneau, W. Kato, A. Moe, Børge Ramírez, F. Tartu, Sabrina Descamps, Sebastien Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations |
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The Arctic experiences a rapid retreat of sea-ice, particularly in spring and summer, which may dramatically affect pagophilic species. In recent years, the decline of many Arctic seabird populations has raised concerns about the potential role of sea-ice habitats on their demography. Spring sea-ice drives the dynamics of phytoplankton blooms, the basis of Arctic food webs, and changes in spring sea-ice have the potential to affect the demographic parameters of seabirds through bottom-up processes. To better understand the effects of spring sea-ice on Arctic seabirds, we investigated the influence of spring sea-ice concentration on the survival and breeding success of three seabird species with contrasted foraging strategies in two Svalbard fjords in the high Arctic. We examined these relationships using long-term demographic data (2005–2021) from black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), Brünnich guillemots (Uria lomvia), and little auks (Alle alle). Spring sea-ice concentration was positively related to both the survival and breeding success of little auks, suggesting a higher sensitivity of this species to spring sea-ice. By contrast, the two other species were not particularly sensitive to changes in spring sea-ice, even though a potentially spurious negative effect on the breeding success of black-legged kittiwakes was observed. Overall, the study suggests that spring sea-ice may be involved in the demography of Arctic seabirds, but probably does not play a major role. Rissa tridactyla, Uria lomvia, Alle alle, survival, breeding success, sea-ice concentration, Svalbard Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations publishedVersion |
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Sauser, Christophe Angelier, F. Blévin, Pierre Chastel, O. Gabrielsen, Geir W. Jouanneau, W. Kato, A. Moe, Børge Ramírez, F. Tartu, Sabrina Descamps, Sebastien |
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Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations |
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Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations |
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Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations |
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Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations |
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Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations |
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demographic responses of arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations |
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