Contrasted structuring effects of mesoscale features on the seabird community in the Mozambique Channel
International audience The Mozambique Channel (western Indian Ocean) is a dynamic environment characterised by strong mesoscale features, which influence all biological components of the pelagic ecosystem. We investigated the distribution, abundance and feeding behaviour of seabirds in the Mozambiqu...
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ftunivrochelle:oai:HAL:hal-00917081v1 2024-04-28T07:56:40+00:00 Contrasted structuring effects of mesoscale features on the seabird community in the Mozambique Channel Jaquemet, Sébastien Ternon, J.-F. Kaehler, S. Thiebot, J. B. Dyer, B. Marteau, C. Le Corre, Matthieu Laboratoire d'Ecologie Marine (ECOMAR) Université de La Réunion (UR) IRD - Botany Department Rhodes University, Grahamstown SEMIR Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Department of Environmental Affairs Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (T.A.A.F.) Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises 2014 https://hal.science/hal-00917081 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.027 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.027 hal-00917081 https://hal.science/hal-00917081 doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.027 WOS: 000333721400016 ISSN: 0967-0645 Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography https://hal.science/hal-00917081 Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 2014, 100, pp.200-211. ⟨10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.027⟩ Western Indian Ocean Foraging habitats Sooty tern Frigatebird Red-footed booby Tuna Mesoscale eddies Tropical marine predators Marine productivity [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2014 ftunivrochelle https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.027 2024-04-10T14:19:29Z International audience The Mozambique Channel (western Indian Ocean) is a dynamic environment characterised by strong mesoscale features, which influence all biological components of the pelagic ecosystem. We investigated the distribution, abundance and feeding behaviour of seabirds in the Mozambique Channel in relation to physical and biological environmental variables, with a specific interest in mesoscale features. Seabird censuses were conducted in summer and winter during 7 cruises in the southern and northern Mozambique Channel. Tropical species accounted for 49% of the 37 species identified and 97% of the individuals, and species from the sub-Antarctic region constituted 30% of the identifications. The typically tropical sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscata) was the dominant species during all cruises, and overall accounted for 74% of the species observations and 85% of counted birds. Outputs of Generalised Linear Models at the scale of the Mozambique Channel suggested that higher densities of flying and feeding birds occurred in areas with lower sea surface temperatures and lower surface chlorophyll a concentrations. Most of the flocks of feeding birds did not associate with surface schools of fish or marine mammals, but when they did, these flocks were larger, especially when associated with tuna. While tropical species seemed to favour cyclonic eddies, frontal and divergence zones, non-tropical species were more frequently recorded over shelf waters. Sooty terns foraged preferentially in cyclonic eddies where zooplankton, micronekton and tuna schools were abundant. Among other major tropical species, frigatebirds (Fregata spp.) predominated in frontal zones between eddies, where tuna schools also frequently occurred and where geostrophic currents were the strongest. Red-footed boobies (Sula sula) concentrated in divergence zones characterised by low sea level anomalies, low geostrophic currents, and high zooplankton biomass close to the surface. Our results highlight the importance of mescoscale features ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic HAL - Université de La Rochelle Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 100 200 211 |
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Western Indian Ocean Foraging habitats Sooty tern Frigatebird Red-footed booby Tuna Mesoscale eddies Tropical marine predators Marine productivity [SDE]Environmental Sciences Jaquemet, Sébastien Ternon, J.-F. Kaehler, S. Thiebot, J. B. Dyer, B. Marteau, C. Le Corre, Matthieu Contrasted structuring effects of mesoscale features on the seabird community in the Mozambique Channel |
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International audience The Mozambique Channel (western Indian Ocean) is a dynamic environment characterised by strong mesoscale features, which influence all biological components of the pelagic ecosystem. We investigated the distribution, abundance and feeding behaviour of seabirds in the Mozambique Channel in relation to physical and biological environmental variables, with a specific interest in mesoscale features. Seabird censuses were conducted in summer and winter during 7 cruises in the southern and northern Mozambique Channel. Tropical species accounted for 49% of the 37 species identified and 97% of the individuals, and species from the sub-Antarctic region constituted 30% of the identifications. The typically tropical sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscata) was the dominant species during all cruises, and overall accounted for 74% of the species observations and 85% of counted birds. Outputs of Generalised Linear Models at the scale of the Mozambique Channel suggested that higher densities of flying and feeding birds occurred in areas with lower sea surface temperatures and lower surface chlorophyll a concentrations. Most of the flocks of feeding birds did not associate with surface schools of fish or marine mammals, but when they did, these flocks were larger, especially when associated with tuna. While tropical species seemed to favour cyclonic eddies, frontal and divergence zones, non-tropical species were more frequently recorded over shelf waters. Sooty terns foraged preferentially in cyclonic eddies where zooplankton, micronekton and tuna schools were abundant. Among other major tropical species, frigatebirds (Fregata spp.) predominated in frontal zones between eddies, where tuna schools also frequently occurred and where geostrophic currents were the strongest. Red-footed boobies (Sula sula) concentrated in divergence zones characterised by low sea level anomalies, low geostrophic currents, and high zooplankton biomass close to the surface. Our results highlight the importance of mescoscale features ... |
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Laboratoire d'Ecologie Marine (ECOMAR) Université de La Réunion (UR) IRD - Botany Department Rhodes University, Grahamstown SEMIR Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Department of Environmental Affairs Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (T.A.A.F.) Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises |
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Contrasted structuring effects of mesoscale features on the seabird community in the Mozambique Channel |
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Contrasted structuring effects of mesoscale features on the seabird community in the Mozambique Channel |
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Contrasted structuring effects of mesoscale features on the seabird community in the Mozambique Channel |
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Contrasted structuring effects of mesoscale features on the seabird community in the Mozambique Channel |
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Contrasted structuring effects of mesoscale features on the seabird community in the Mozambique Channel |
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contrasted structuring effects of mesoscale features on the seabird community in the mozambique channel |
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