The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality
Between December 2013 and February 2014, a series of storm events occurred in areas of the North Atlantic frequented by migratory seabirds. Prolonged exposure to sustained storm conditions was followed by an unprecedented level of seabird mortality, apparently due to starvation, exhaustion and drown...
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ftunigloucesters:oai::4410 2023-05-15T15:27:56+02:00 The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality Morley, Tim I Fayet, Annette L Jessop, Helene Veron, Paul Veron, Merlin Clark, Jacquie Wood, Matthew J 2016-12-31 text https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4410/ https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4410/1/Morley%20et%20al%202016%20SEABIRD%20vol29%20p22.pdf http://www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-29-22 en eng The Seabird Group https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4410/1/Morley%20et%20al%202016%20SEABIRD%20vol29%20p22.pdf Morley, Tim I, Fayet, Annette L, Jessop, Helene, Veron, Paul, Veron, Merlin, Clark, Jacquie and Wood, Matthew J orcid:0000-0003-0920-8396 (2016) The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality. Seabird, 29. pp. 22-38. all_rights Q Science (General) QL Zoology Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftunigloucesters 2022-03-16T20:01:43Z Between December 2013 and February 2014, a series of storm events occurred in areas of the North Atlantic frequented by migratory seabirds. Prolonged exposure to sustained storm conditions was followed by an unprecedented level of seabird mortality, apparently due to starvation, exhaustion and drowning. A total of 54,982 wrecked birds was recorded along European coastlines of the North-East Atlantic over the winter; 94% of which were dead. The majority of birds found were recorded on the French coastline (79.6%), and the most impacted species was the Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica (53.5%). In this paper, we describe the conditions surrounding this wreck event and report the numbers of wrecked and stranded seabirds by combining reports from multiple affected countries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic puffin fratercula Fratercula arctica North Atlantic North East Atlantic University of Gloucestershire: Research Repository |
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Between December 2013 and February 2014, a series of storm events occurred in areas of the North Atlantic frequented by migratory seabirds. Prolonged exposure to sustained storm conditions was followed by an unprecedented level of seabird mortality, apparently due to starvation, exhaustion and drowning. A total of 54,982 wrecked birds was recorded along European coastlines of the North-East Atlantic over the winter; 94% of which were dead. The majority of birds found were recorded on the French coastline (79.6%), and the most impacted species was the Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica (53.5%). In this paper, we describe the conditions surrounding this wreck event and report the numbers of wrecked and stranded seabirds by combining reports from multiple affected countries. |
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Morley, Tim I Fayet, Annette L Jessop, Helene Veron, Paul Veron, Merlin Clark, Jacquie Wood, Matthew J |
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Morley, Tim I Fayet, Annette L Jessop, Helene Veron, Paul Veron, Merlin Clark, Jacquie Wood, Matthew J |
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The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality |
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The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality |
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The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality |
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The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality |
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The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality |
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seabird wreck in the bay of biscay and south-western approaches in 2014: a review of reported mortality |
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The Seabird Group |
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2016 |
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https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4410/ https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4410/1/Morley%20et%20al%202016%20SEABIRD%20vol29%20p22.pdf http://www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-29-22 |
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Atlantic puffin fratercula Fratercula arctica North Atlantic North East Atlantic |
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Atlantic puffin fratercula Fratercula arctica North Atlantic North East Atlantic |
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https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4410/1/Morley%20et%20al%202016%20SEABIRD%20vol29%20p22.pdf Morley, Tim I, Fayet, Annette L, Jessop, Helene, Veron, Paul, Veron, Merlin, Clark, Jacquie and Wood, Matthew J orcid:0000-0003-0920-8396 (2016) The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality. Seabird, 29. pp. 22-38. |
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