Prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla
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 such studi...
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ftubarcepubl:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/61178 2024-02-11T10:02:26+01:00 Prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla Reiertsen, Tone Kirstin Erikstad, Kjell Einar Anker-Nilssen, Tycho Barrett, Robert T. Boulinier, Thierry Frederiksen, Morten González-Solís, Jacob Gremillet, David Johns, David Moe, Børge Ponchon, Aurore Skern-Muritzen, Mette Sandvik, Hanno Yoccoz, Nigel G. 2014-03-13 14 p. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2445/61178 eng eng Inter-Research Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps10825 Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2014, vol. 509, p. 289-302 Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps10825 0171-8630 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/61178 644312 (c) Inter-Research, 2014 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Ocells marins Caradriformes Gavines Poblacions animals Sea birds Charadriiformes Gulls Animal populations info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2014 ftubarcepubl https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10825 2024-01-24T00:57:29Z 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 such studies. This study explored how annual adult survival rates of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla on Hornøya in the southern Barents Sea were related to temporal variation in prey densities and climatic parameters in their breeding and non-breeding areas. We used information on the kittiwakes" spatiotemporal distribution in the non-breeding season gained from year-round light-based tracking devices (geolocators) and satellite transmitters, and kittiwake annual adult survival rates gained from a multistate capture-mark-recapture analysis of a 22 yr time series of colour-ringed kittiwakes. In the post-breeding period, kittiwakes concentrated in an area east of Svalbard, in the winter they stayed in the Grand Banks/Labrador Sea area, and in the pre-breeding period they returned to the Barents Sea. We identified 2 possible prey categories of importance for the survival of kittiwakes in these areas (sea butterflies Thecosomata in the Grand Banks/Labrador Sea area in winter and capelin Mallotus villosus in the Barents Sea in the pre-breeding season) that together explained 52% of the variation in adult survival rates. Our results may have important implications for the conservation of kittiwakes, which are declining globally, because other populations use the same areas. Since they are under the influence of major anthropogenic activities including fisheries, international shipping and the offshore oil and gas industry, both areas should be targeted for future management plans. Article in Journal/Newspaper Barents Sea Labrador Sea rissa tridactyla Svalbard Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona Svalbard Barents Sea Hornøya ENVELOPE(31.154,31.154,70.388,70.388) Marine Ecology Progress Series 509 289 302 |
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Ocells marins Caradriformes Gavines Poblacions animals Sea birds Charadriiformes Gulls Animal populations Reiertsen, Tone Kirstin Erikstad, Kjell Einar Anker-Nilssen, Tycho Barrett, Robert T. Boulinier, Thierry Frederiksen, Morten González-Solís, Jacob Gremillet, David Johns, David Moe, Børge Ponchon, Aurore Skern-Muritzen, Mette Sandvik, Hanno Yoccoz, Nigel G. Prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla |
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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 such studies. This study explored how annual adult survival rates of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla on Hornøya in the southern Barents Sea were related to temporal variation in prey densities and climatic parameters in their breeding and non-breeding areas. We used information on the kittiwakes" spatiotemporal distribution in the non-breeding season gained from year-round light-based tracking devices (geolocators) and satellite transmitters, and kittiwake annual adult survival rates gained from a multistate capture-mark-recapture analysis of a 22 yr time series of colour-ringed kittiwakes. In the post-breeding period, kittiwakes concentrated in an area east of Svalbard, in the winter they stayed in the Grand Banks/Labrador Sea area, and in the pre-breeding period they returned to the Barents Sea. We identified 2 possible prey categories of importance for the survival of kittiwakes in these areas (sea butterflies Thecosomata in the Grand Banks/Labrador Sea area in winter and capelin Mallotus villosus in the Barents Sea in the pre-breeding season) that together explained 52% of the variation in adult survival rates. Our results may have important implications for the conservation of kittiwakes, which are declining globally, because other populations use the same areas. Since they are under the influence of major anthropogenic activities including fisheries, international shipping and the offshore oil and gas industry, both areas should be targeted for future management plans. |
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Reiertsen, Tone Kirstin Erikstad, Kjell Einar Anker-Nilssen, Tycho Barrett, Robert T. Boulinier, Thierry Frederiksen, Morten González-Solís, Jacob Gremillet, David Johns, David Moe, Børge Ponchon, Aurore Skern-Muritzen, Mette Sandvik, Hanno Yoccoz, Nigel G. |
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Reiertsen, Tone Kirstin Erikstad, Kjell Einar Anker-Nilssen, Tycho Barrett, Robert T. Boulinier, Thierry Frederiksen, Morten González-Solís, Jacob Gremillet, David Johns, David Moe, Børge Ponchon, Aurore Skern-Muritzen, Mette Sandvik, Hanno Yoccoz, Nigel G. |
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Reiertsen, Tone Kirstin |
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Prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla |
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Prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla |
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Prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla |
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Prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla |
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Prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla |
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prey density in non-breeding areas affects adult survival of black-legged kittiwakes rissa tridactyla |
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Svalbard Barents Sea Hornøya |
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Svalbard Barents Sea Hornøya |
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Barents Sea Labrador Sea rissa tridactyla Svalbard |
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Barents Sea Labrador Sea rissa tridactyla Svalbard |
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Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps10825 Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2014, vol. 509, p. 289-302 Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps10825 0171-8630 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/61178 644312 |
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