Meta-population feeding grounds of Cory's shearwater in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean: implications for the definition of Marine Protected Areas based on tracking studies
Aim Apical pelagic species forage in predictable habitats, and their movements should signal biologically and ecologically significant areas of the marine ecosystem. Several countries are now engaged in identifying these areas based on animal tracking, but this is often limited to a few individuals...
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ftubarcepubl:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/129367 2024-02-11T10:06:55+01:00 Meta-population feeding grounds of Cory's shearwater in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean: implications for the definition of Marine Protected Areas based on tracking studies Ramos i Garcia, Raül Granadeiro, José Pedro Rodríguez, Beneharo Navarro, Joan Paiva, Vitor H. Bécares, Juan Reyes-González, José Manuel Fagundes, Isabel Ruiz, Asunción Arcos Pros, José Manuel González-Solís, Jacob Catry, Paulo 2013-10 15 p. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2445/129367 eng eng John Wiley & Sons Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12088 Diversity and Distributions, 2013, vol. 19, num. 10, p. 1284-1298 Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12088 1366-9516 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/129367 628717 (c) John Wiley & Sons, 2013 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Ocells marins Migració d'ocells Cadenes alimentàries (Ecologia) Atlàntic Oceà Sea birds Birds migration Food chains (Ecology) Atlantic Ocean info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftubarcepubl https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12088 2024-01-24T01:05:45Z Aim Apical pelagic species forage in predictable habitats, and their movements should signal biologically and ecologically significant areas of the marine ecosystem. Several countries are now engaged in identifying these areas based on animal tracking, but this is often limited to a few individuals from one breeding population, which may result in biased portrayals of the key marine habitats. To help identify such foraging areas, we compiled tracking data of a marine top predator from the main breeding colonies in the Central Macaronesia. Location North‐east Atlantic Ocean. Methods Over seven years, we tracked the foraging movements of Cory's shearwaters (Calonectris borealis) from several populations during the chick‐rearing period using global positioning system and platform terminal transmitter devices. Results We obtained foraging trips from 174 shearwaters breeding on six important colonies representative of the range occupied in the Macaronesian Archipelagos of Madeira, Salvages and Canaries. Our results show that birds orient and move rapidly towards the closest neritic waters over the African continental shelf. Birds from different colonies show substantial spatial segregation in their foraging grounds but consistently overlap in some specific foraging areas along the Canary Current characterized by high productivity. By weighting the use of foraging grounds according to the size of each study population, we inferred the overall exploitation of such areas. Main conclusions Our meta‐population approach provides a more comprehensive picture of space use from both perspectives: the studied species and the Canary Current system. Foraging grounds consistently used by several populations may not be adequately identified by tracking a single population, and therefore, multiple population tracking studies are needed to properly delineate key conservation areas and inform conservation planning in the marine ecosystem. Finally, we highlight the long‐term stability and sustainability of identified foraging areas ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona Diversity and Distributions 19 10 1284 1298 |
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Ocells marins Migració d'ocells Cadenes alimentàries (Ecologia) Atlàntic Oceà Sea birds Birds migration Food chains (Ecology) Atlantic Ocean Ramos i Garcia, Raül Granadeiro, José Pedro Rodríguez, Beneharo Navarro, Joan Paiva, Vitor H. Bécares, Juan Reyes-González, José Manuel Fagundes, Isabel Ruiz, Asunción Arcos Pros, José Manuel González-Solís, Jacob Catry, Paulo Meta-population feeding grounds of Cory's shearwater in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean: implications for the definition of Marine Protected Areas based on tracking studies |
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Aim Apical pelagic species forage in predictable habitats, and their movements should signal biologically and ecologically significant areas of the marine ecosystem. Several countries are now engaged in identifying these areas based on animal tracking, but this is often limited to a few individuals from one breeding population, which may result in biased portrayals of the key marine habitats. To help identify such foraging areas, we compiled tracking data of a marine top predator from the main breeding colonies in the Central Macaronesia. Location North‐east Atlantic Ocean. Methods Over seven years, we tracked the foraging movements of Cory's shearwaters (Calonectris borealis) from several populations during the chick‐rearing period using global positioning system and platform terminal transmitter devices. Results We obtained foraging trips from 174 shearwaters breeding on six important colonies representative of the range occupied in the Macaronesian Archipelagos of Madeira, Salvages and Canaries. Our results show that birds orient and move rapidly towards the closest neritic waters over the African continental shelf. Birds from different colonies show substantial spatial segregation in their foraging grounds but consistently overlap in some specific foraging areas along the Canary Current characterized by high productivity. By weighting the use of foraging grounds according to the size of each study population, we inferred the overall exploitation of such areas. Main conclusions Our meta‐population approach provides a more comprehensive picture of space use from both perspectives: the studied species and the Canary Current system. Foraging grounds consistently used by several populations may not be adequately identified by tracking a single population, and therefore, multiple population tracking studies are needed to properly delineate key conservation areas and inform conservation planning in the marine ecosystem. Finally, we highlight the long‐term stability and sustainability of identified foraging areas ... |
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Ramos i Garcia, Raül Granadeiro, José Pedro Rodríguez, Beneharo Navarro, Joan Paiva, Vitor H. Bécares, Juan Reyes-González, José Manuel Fagundes, Isabel Ruiz, Asunción Arcos Pros, José Manuel González-Solís, Jacob Catry, Paulo |
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Ramos i Garcia, Raül Granadeiro, José Pedro Rodríguez, Beneharo Navarro, Joan Paiva, Vitor H. Bécares, Juan Reyes-González, José Manuel Fagundes, Isabel Ruiz, Asunción Arcos Pros, José Manuel González-Solís, Jacob Catry, Paulo |
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Meta-population feeding grounds of Cory's shearwater in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean: implications for the definition of Marine Protected Areas based on tracking studies |
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Meta-population feeding grounds of Cory's shearwater in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean: implications for the definition of Marine Protected Areas based on tracking studies |
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Meta-population feeding grounds of Cory's shearwater in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean: implications for the definition of Marine Protected Areas based on tracking studies |
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Meta-population feeding grounds of Cory's shearwater in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean: implications for the definition of Marine Protected Areas based on tracking studies |
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Meta-population feeding grounds of Cory's shearwater in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean: implications for the definition of Marine Protected Areas based on tracking studies |
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meta-population feeding grounds of cory's shearwater in the subtropical atlantic ocean: implications for the definition of marine protected areas based on tracking studies |
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Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12088 Diversity and Distributions, 2013, vol. 19, num. 10, p. 1284-1298 Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12088 1366-9516 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/129367 628717 |
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