On the polar edge: the status of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in the Barents Sea in 2015-16
During its population recovery in the North Atlantic in the early 1900s, the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) established its first colony in Norway at Runde in 1946. Since the 1960s, gannets have established (and later abandoned) several small colonies in the north of the country. These colonies ha...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:8d73c0b3e0884991abbc73e86a48d9de 2023-05-15T15:06:12+02:00 On the polar edge: the status of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in the Barents Sea in 2015-16 Robert T. Barrett Hallvard Strøm Mikhail Melnikov 2017-01-01 https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1390384 https://doaj.org/article/8d73c0b3e0884991abbc73e86a48d9de en eng Norwegian Polar Institute 1751-8369 doi:10.1080/17518369.2017.1390384 https://doaj.org/article/8d73c0b3e0884991abbc73e86a48d9de undefined Polar Research, Vol 36, Iss 1 (2017) Colony establishment breeding range population change ocean climate envir geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2017 fttriple https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1390384 2023-01-22T18:03:49Z During its population recovery in the North Atlantic in the early 1900s, the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) established its first colony in Norway at Runde in 1946. Since the 1960s, gannets have established (and later abandoned) several small colonies in the north of the country. These colonies have been regularly monitored, and in 2015–16 ca. 3300 apparently occupied nests (AON) were counted in seven colonies in northern Norway. Two colonies that existed in 2008 had been abandoned and four new ones established. Two of the latter were again abandoned before 2015. In 1995, one pair established a colony at Kharlov on the Kola Peninsula, Russia, where numbers increased to 200–250 AON in 2016. The newest and world’s northernmost colony was established at Bjørnøya (Bear Island) in 2011, extending the species’ breeding range well into the Arctic. These recent establishments are thought to be associated with a warming of the Barents Sea and the northward spread of common prey of the gannet such as herring and mackerel. This paper documents recent establishments, growths and abandonments of colonies at the gannet’s northern limit of distribution. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Barents Sea Bear Island Bjørnøya Bjørnøya kola peninsula North Atlantic Northern Norway Polar Research Unknown Arctic Barents Sea Kola Peninsula Norway Bear Island ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) Bjørnøya ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) Polar Research 36 1 1390384 |
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During its population recovery in the North Atlantic in the early 1900s, the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) established its first colony in Norway at Runde in 1946. Since the 1960s, gannets have established (and later abandoned) several small colonies in the north of the country. These colonies have been regularly monitored, and in 2015–16 ca. 3300 apparently occupied nests (AON) were counted in seven colonies in northern Norway. Two colonies that existed in 2008 had been abandoned and four new ones established. Two of the latter were again abandoned before 2015. In 1995, one pair established a colony at Kharlov on the Kola Peninsula, Russia, where numbers increased to 200–250 AON in 2016. The newest and world’s northernmost colony was established at Bjørnøya (Bear Island) in 2011, extending the species’ breeding range well into the Arctic. These recent establishments are thought to be associated with a warming of the Barents Sea and the northward spread of common prey of the gannet such as herring and mackerel. This paper documents recent establishments, growths and abandonments of colonies at the gannet’s northern limit of distribution. |
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On the polar edge: the status of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in the Barents Sea in 2015-16 |
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On the polar edge: the status of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in the Barents Sea in 2015-16 |
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On the polar edge: the status of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in the Barents Sea in 2015-16 |
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On the polar edge: the status of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in the Barents Sea in 2015-16 |
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ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) |
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Arctic Barents Sea Kola Peninsula Norway Bear Island Bjørnøya |
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