Prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla

• Main Authors: Reiertsen, TK, Erikstad, KE, Anker-Nilssen, T, Barrett, RT, Boulinier, T, Frederiksen, M, González-Solís, J, Grémillet, D, Johns, DG, Moe, B, Ponchon, A, Skern-Mauritzen, M, Sandvik, H, Yoccoz, NG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Barents Sea; Hornøya; Svalbard; Labrador Sea; rissa tridactyla
• Online Access: http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/6444/; http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v509/p289-302/

ABSTRACT: In migratory birds, environmental conditions in both breeding and non-breeding areas may affect adult survival rates and hence be significant drivers of demographic processes. In seabirds, poor knowledge of their true distribution outside the breeding season, however, has severely limited...