Long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success
International audience Diet analyses can reveal important changes in seabird foraging ecology and, by inference, resource availability and predator–prey dynamics within the wider marine ecosystem. Here, we analysed stomach contents of 1544 grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma (GHA) and bla...
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ftunivrochelle:oai:HAL:hal-02476129v1 2024-02-11T09:58:19+01:00 Long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success Mills, William F. Xavier, José C. Bearhop, Stuart Cherel, Yves Votier, Stephen C Waluda, Claire M. Phillips, Richard A. 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) 2020-02-06 https://hal.science/hal-02476129 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3630-1 en eng HAL CCSD Springer Verlag info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00227-019-3630-1 hal-02476129 https://hal.science/hal-02476129 doi:10.1007/s00227-019-3630-1 ISSN: 0025-3162 EISSN: 1432-1793 Marine Biology https://hal.science/hal-02476129 Marine Biology, 2020, 167, pp.29. ⟨10.1007/s00227-019-3630-1⟩ [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2020 ftunivrochelle https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3630-1 2024-01-23T23:35:03Z International audience Diet analyses can reveal important changes in seabird foraging ecology and, by inference, resource availability and predator–prey dynamics within the wider marine ecosystem. Here, we analysed stomach contents of 1544 grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma (GHA) and black-browed albatross T. melanophris (BBA) chicks from Bird Island, South Georgia. We describe dietary shifts (1996–2017), and link those to annual prey availability indices and breeding success. Annual variability in diet was high, and long-term trends in the main components were broadly similar in both albatrosses. Fish consumption (by mass) generally increased over time. Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari occurrence increased in GHA diets, but was unrelated to local densities derived from fisheries/research cruises. Cephalopod consumption declined until the early 2000s, then plateaued, and the occurrence of the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi declined over time in both albatrosses. In BBAs, Antarctic krill Euphausia superba consumption decreased over time. Conversely, Antarctic krill consumption by GHAs increased until the early 2000s, decreased until the mid-2010s, and increased again in 2017. Antarctic krill consumption was unrelated to local densities based on acoustic surveys, and did not correlate with breeding success. Remotely sensed chlorophyll-a within core foraging areas showed a positive relationship with Antarctic krill in GHA diets, but a negative relationship with M. hyadesi occurrence in both albatross diets. Dietary shifts had consequences for GHA breeding success, which was negatively related to the importance of the cranchiid Galiteuthis glacialis and positively related to M. hyadesi importance. These results highlight the complex mechanisms linking prey availability, diet and breeding success in albatrosses. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Bird Island Euphausia superba Icefish HAL - Université de La Rochelle Antarctic Bird Island ENVELOPE(-38.060,-38.060,-54.004,-54.004) Marine Biology 167 3 |
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International audience Diet analyses can reveal important changes in seabird foraging ecology and, by inference, resource availability and predator–prey dynamics within the wider marine ecosystem. Here, we analysed stomach contents of 1544 grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma (GHA) and black-browed albatross T. melanophris (BBA) chicks from Bird Island, South Georgia. We describe dietary shifts (1996–2017), and link those to annual prey availability indices and breeding success. Annual variability in diet was high, and long-term trends in the main components were broadly similar in both albatrosses. Fish consumption (by mass) generally increased over time. Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari occurrence increased in GHA diets, but was unrelated to local densities derived from fisheries/research cruises. Cephalopod consumption declined until the early 2000s, then plateaued, and the occurrence of the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi declined over time in both albatrosses. In BBAs, Antarctic krill Euphausia superba consumption decreased over time. Conversely, Antarctic krill consumption by GHAs increased until the early 2000s, decreased until the mid-2010s, and increased again in 2017. Antarctic krill consumption was unrelated to local densities based on acoustic surveys, and did not correlate with breeding success. Remotely sensed chlorophyll-a within core foraging areas showed a positive relationship with Antarctic krill in GHA diets, but a negative relationship with M. hyadesi occurrence in both albatross diets. Dietary shifts had consequences for GHA breeding success, which was negatively related to the importance of the cranchiid Galiteuthis glacialis and positively related to M. hyadesi importance. These results highlight the complex mechanisms linking prey availability, diet and breeding success in albatrosses. |
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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) |
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Long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success |
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Long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success |
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Long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success |
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Long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success |
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Long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success |
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long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success |
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ISSN: 0025-3162 EISSN: 1432-1793 Marine Biology https://hal.science/hal-02476129 Marine Biology, 2020, 167, pp.29. ⟨10.1007/s00227-019-3630-1⟩ |
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