Artificial burrows as a tool for long-term studies of diving petrels

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Fromant, Aymeric, Miskelly, C. M., Arnould, J., Bost, Charles-André
• Other Authors: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Deakin University Burwood, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2020
• Subjects: Artificial burrow; Burrowing seabird; Diving petrel; Procellariiformes; Long-term study; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Burrows; Indian; Kerguelen; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02545872; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02645-y

International audience Long-term studies are essential to determine demographic parameters and population trends in seabirds. However, studies to date have focused mainly on the larger and accessible species. While small seabirds (< 200 g) play a major role in marine ecosystems, their nesting hab...