Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland
Breeding numbers collected in 12 common tern Sterna hirundo colonies in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, along with sprat landings data for the area, were used to investigate how the dynamics of a shared prey resource may affect different colonies in a region. Between 1969 and 2010, breeding numbers fl...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:65459 2023-05-15T15:56:16+02:00 Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland Jennings, G. McGlashan, D.J. Furness, R.W. 2012-05 https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/65459/ unknown Jennings, G., McGlashan, D.J. and Furness, R.W. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/11403.html> (2012) Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. ICES Journal of Marine Science <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/ICES_Journal_of_Marine_Science.html>, 69(4), pp. 572-577. (doi:10.1093/icesjms/fss022 <https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss022>) Articles PeerReviewed 2012 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss022 2022-09-22T22:10:55Z Breeding numbers collected in 12 common tern Sterna hirundo colonies in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, along with sprat landings data for the area, were used to investigate how the dynamics of a shared prey resource may affect different colonies in a region. Between 1969 and 2010, breeding numbers fluctuated much more at individual colonies than across the region as a whole, with the largest colonies showing opposite trends, suggesting relocation by birds. This indicates that data from individual colonies may be less useful than regional numbers when using seabirds as indicators. Tern breeding numbers in the region were reduced when the sprat stock (Sprattus sprattus) collapsed in the early 1980s after targeted fishing, but recovered during recent decades when the stock was unfished. This should be considered for reopening the Firth of Forth sprat fishery, as well as in the management of other shared prey stocks. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common tern Sterna hirundo University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications ICES Journal of Marine Science 69 4 572 577 |
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Breeding numbers collected in 12 common tern Sterna hirundo colonies in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, along with sprat landings data for the area, were used to investigate how the dynamics of a shared prey resource may affect different colonies in a region. Between 1969 and 2010, breeding numbers fluctuated much more at individual colonies than across the region as a whole, with the largest colonies showing opposite trends, suggesting relocation by birds. This indicates that data from individual colonies may be less useful than regional numbers when using seabirds as indicators. Tern breeding numbers in the region were reduced when the sprat stock (Sprattus sprattus) collapsed in the early 1980s after targeted fishing, but recovered during recent decades when the stock was unfished. This should be considered for reopening the Firth of Forth sprat fishery, as well as in the management of other shared prey stocks. |
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Jennings, G. McGlashan, D.J. Furness, R.W. Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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Jennings, G. McGlashan, D.J. Furness, R.W. |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland |
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responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the firth of forth, east scotland |
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Jennings, G., McGlashan, D.J. and Furness, R.W. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/11403.html> (2012) Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. ICES Journal of Marine Science <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/ICES_Journal_of_Marine_Science.html>, 69(4), pp. 572-577. (doi:10.1093/icesjms/fss022 <https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss022>) |
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