Seabird associations with mesoscale eddies: the subtropical Indian Ocean
International audience We investigated seabird–eddy associations in subtropical waters of the southern Indian Ocean during a summer (January) cruise from Amsterdam Island to Western Australia. To determine habitat associations and to enable predictions about foraging strategies, we related the distr...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:10670/1.34wrga 2023-05-15T13:22:30+02:00 Seabird associations with mesoscale eddies: the subtropical Indian Ocean Hyrenbach, K. David Veit, Richard R. Weimerskirch, Henri Hunt Jr, George L. Duke University Marine Laboratory BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT City University of New York New York (CUNY) Centre d'études biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY University of California Irvine (UCI) University of California-University of California SCHOOL OF AQUATIC AND FISHERY SCIENCES University of Washington Seattle 2006-10-23 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00184825 en eng HAL CCSD Inter Research hal-00184825 10670/1.34wrga https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00184825 undefined Hyper Article en Ligne - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société ISSN: 0171-8630 EISSN: 1616-1599 Marine Ecology Progress Series Marine Ecology Progress Series, Inter Research, 2006, 324, pp.271-279 Altimetry Indian Ocean Mesoscale eddies Remote sensing Seabirds Sea surface height anomalies envir geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2006 fttriple 2023-01-22T17:37:52Z International audience We investigated seabird–eddy associations in subtropical waters of the southern Indian Ocean during a summer (January) cruise from Amsterdam Island to Western Australia. To determine habitat associations and to enable predictions about foraging strategies, we related the distributions of satellite altimetry data (sea surface height anomalies) to the 3 most abundant taxa in the study area: terns (sooty Sterna fuscata and bridled S. anaethetus) and shearwaters (wedge-tailed Puffinus pacificus) were significantly more common and numerous within convergence zones. However, a step-wise logistic regression model revealed that these seabirds were more strongly associated with other habitat variables, including the distance to breeding colonies and warm sea surface temperature conditions. Great-winged petrels Pterodroma macroptera were widely scattered and did not show associations with convergences or divergences. These contrasting results highlight the need to consider smaller-scale hydrographic features, such as frontal systems, when quantifying seabird associations with mesoscale eddies. Large-scale patterns of ocean circulation and mesoscale variability also seem to play a critical role in determining the extent of seabird–eddy associations. In contrast with previous studies, which have focused on dynamic frontal regions and energetic current systems, we surveyed a region of weak mesoscale variability north of the Subtropical Convergence zone. 9 pages Article in Journal/Newspaper Amsterdam Island Unknown Indian |
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International audience We investigated seabird–eddy associations in subtropical waters of the southern Indian Ocean during a summer (January) cruise from Amsterdam Island to Western Australia. To determine habitat associations and to enable predictions about foraging strategies, we related the distributions of satellite altimetry data (sea surface height anomalies) to the 3 most abundant taxa in the study area: terns (sooty Sterna fuscata and bridled S. anaethetus) and shearwaters (wedge-tailed Puffinus pacificus) were significantly more common and numerous within convergence zones. However, a step-wise logistic regression model revealed that these seabirds were more strongly associated with other habitat variables, including the distance to breeding colonies and warm sea surface temperature conditions. Great-winged petrels Pterodroma macroptera were widely scattered and did not show associations with convergences or divergences. These contrasting results highlight the need to consider smaller-scale hydrographic features, such as frontal systems, when quantifying seabird associations with mesoscale eddies. Large-scale patterns of ocean circulation and mesoscale variability also seem to play a critical role in determining the extent of seabird–eddy associations. In contrast with previous studies, which have focused on dynamic frontal regions and energetic current systems, we surveyed a region of weak mesoscale variability north of the Subtropical Convergence zone. 9 pages |
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Duke University Marine Laboratory BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT City University of New York New York (CUNY) Centre d'études biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY University of California Irvine (UCI) University of California-University of California SCHOOL OF AQUATIC AND FISHERY SCIENCES University of Washington Seattle |
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Seabird associations with mesoscale eddies: the subtropical Indian Ocean |
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Seabird associations with mesoscale eddies: the subtropical Indian Ocean |
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Seabird associations with mesoscale eddies: the subtropical Indian Ocean |
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Seabird associations with mesoscale eddies: the subtropical Indian Ocean |
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Seabird associations with mesoscale eddies: the subtropical Indian Ocean |
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seabird associations with mesoscale eddies: the subtropical indian ocean |
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Hyper Article en Ligne - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société ISSN: 0171-8630 EISSN: 1616-1599 Marine Ecology Progress Series Marine Ecology Progress Series, Inter Research, 2006, 324, pp.271-279 |
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