On the crucial importance of a small bird:The ecosystem services of the little auk ( Alle alle ) population in Northwest Greenland in a long-term perspective

• Published in: Ambio
• Main Authors: Mosbech, Anders, Johansen, Kasper Lambert, Davidson, Thomas A., Appelt, Martin, Gronnow, Bjarne, Cuyler, Christine, Lyngs, Peter, Flora, Janne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Ecosystem engineer; North Water polynya; Seabird ecosystem service; Seabird guano; Seabird cultural importance; ALOPEX-LAGOPUS; BREEDING COLONIES; WEST GREENLAND; CLIMATE-CHANGE; ARCTIC FOXES; SEABIRD; DIET; TEMPERATURE; STATISTICS; CAPELIN; Arctic; Greenland; Guano; Alle alle; Alopex lagopus; Climate change; Inughuit; little auk; muskox; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/on-the-crucial-importance-of-a-small-bird(8036b098-b953-4037-8dc8-39028734567e).html; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1035-x; https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/165718970/Mosbech2018_Article_OnTheCrucialImportanceOfASmall.pdf

The little auk is the most numerous seabird in the North Atlantic and its most important breeding area is the eastern shores of the North Water polynya. Here, a population of an estimated 33 million pairs breeds in huge colonies and significantly shapes the ecosystem. Archaeological remains in the c...