Comparative studies reveal variability in the use of tidal stream environments by seabirds

• Published in: Marine Policy
• Main Authors: Waggitt, James J., Robbins, Alexandra M.c., Wade, Helen M., Masden, Elizabeth A., Furness, Robert W., Jackson, Angus C., Scott, Beth E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Eia; Cepphus grylle
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/87eae80e-ce4d-44a4-ae19-3ba913666353; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.03.023; https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/2231090/Waggitt_MPL2_Publication.pdf; http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0308597X16305024

The global increase in tidal stream turbine installations creates a need to identify and mitigate any impacts on seabird populations. Within Scotland, UK, the vulnerability of black guillemots Cepphus grylle and European shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis is dependent on their tendency to exploit micro...