Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements
International audience Bird migration is commonly defined as a seasonal movement between breeding and non-breeding grounds. It generally involves relatively straight and directed large-scale movements, with a latitudinal change, and specific daily activity patterns comprising less or no foraging and...
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ftunivrochelle:oai:HAL:hal-03349311v1 2024-02-11T10:02:00+01:00 Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements Amélineau, F Merkel, B Tarroux, A Descamps, S Anker-Nilssen, T Bjørnstad, O Bråthen, Vs Chastel, Olivier Christensen-Dalsgaard, S Danielsen, J Daunt, F Dehnhard, N Ekker, M Erikstad, Ke Ezhov, A Fauchald, P Gavrilo, M Hallgrímsson, Gt Hansen, Es Harris, Mp Helberg, M Helgason, Hh Johansen, Mk Jónsson, Je Kolbeinsson, Y Krasnov, Y Langset, M Lorentsen, Sh Lorentzen, E Melnikov, Mv Moe, B Newell, Ma Olsen, B Reiertsen, T Systad, Gh Thompson, P Thórarinsson, Tl Tolmacheva, E Wanless, S Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K Åström, J Strøm, H 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) 2021 https://hal.science/hal-03349311 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13872 en eng HAL CCSD Inter Research info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3354/meps13872 hal-03349311 https://hal.science/hal-03349311 doi:10.3354/meps13872 ISSN: 0171-8630 EISSN: 1616-1599 Marine Ecology Progress Series https://hal.science/hal-03349311 Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2021, 676, pp.127-144. ⟨10.3354/meps13872⟩ Light-level geolocation Non-breeding movements Migration strategies Dovekies Common murres Thick-billed murres [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2021 ftunivrochelle https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13872 2024-01-23T23:34:39Z International audience Bird migration is commonly defined as a seasonal movement between breeding and non-breeding grounds. It generally involves relatively straight and directed large-scale movements, with a latitudinal change, and specific daily activity patterns comprising less or no foraging and more traveling time. Our main objective was to describe how this general definition applies to seabirds. We investigated migration characteristics of six pelagic seabird species (northern fulmar, common guillemot, Brünnich’s guillemot, little auk, Atlantic puffin, black-legged kittiwake). We used an extensive geolocator positional and activity dataset from 29 colonies in the North-East Atlantic and across several years (2008-2019). We used a novel method to identify active migration periods based on segmentation of time series of track characteristics (latitude, longitude, net-squared displacement). Additionally, we used the wet/dry data of geolocators to infer bird activity. We found that the six species had, on average, three to four migration periods and two to three distinct stationary areas during the non-breeding season. On average, seabirds spent the winter at lower latitudes than their breeding colonies and followed specific migration routes rather than non-directionally dispersing from their colonies. Differences in daily activity patterns were small between migratory and stationary periods, suggesting that all species continued to forage and rest while migrating, engaging in a “fly-and-forage” migratory strategy. We thereby demonstrate the importance of habitats visited during seabird migrations as those that are not just flown over, but which may be important for re-fuelling. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic puffin Black-legged Kittiwake common guillemot little auk North Atlantic North East Atlantic Northern Fulmar HAL - Université de La Rochelle Fulmar ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) Marine Ecology Progress Series |
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Light-level geolocation Non-breeding movements Migration strategies Dovekies Common murres Thick-billed murres [SDE]Environmental Sciences Amélineau, F Merkel, B Tarroux, A Descamps, S Anker-Nilssen, T Bjørnstad, O Bråthen, Vs Chastel, Olivier Christensen-Dalsgaard, S Danielsen, J Daunt, F Dehnhard, N Ekker, M Erikstad, Ke Ezhov, A Fauchald, P Gavrilo, M Hallgrímsson, Gt Hansen, Es Harris, Mp Helberg, M Helgason, Hh Johansen, Mk Jónsson, Je Kolbeinsson, Y Krasnov, Y Langset, M Lorentsen, Sh Lorentzen, E Melnikov, Mv Moe, B Newell, Ma Olsen, B Reiertsen, T Systad, Gh Thompson, P Thórarinsson, Tl Tolmacheva, E Wanless, S Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K Åström, J Strøm, H Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements |
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Light-level geolocation Non-breeding movements Migration strategies Dovekies Common murres Thick-billed murres [SDE]Environmental Sciences |
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International audience Bird migration is commonly defined as a seasonal movement between breeding and non-breeding grounds. It generally involves relatively straight and directed large-scale movements, with a latitudinal change, and specific daily activity patterns comprising less or no foraging and more traveling time. Our main objective was to describe how this general definition applies to seabirds. We investigated migration characteristics of six pelagic seabird species (northern fulmar, common guillemot, Brünnich’s guillemot, little auk, Atlantic puffin, black-legged kittiwake). We used an extensive geolocator positional and activity dataset from 29 colonies in the North-East Atlantic and across several years (2008-2019). We used a novel method to identify active migration periods based on segmentation of time series of track characteristics (latitude, longitude, net-squared displacement). Additionally, we used the wet/dry data of geolocators to infer bird activity. We found that the six species had, on average, three to four migration periods and two to three distinct stationary areas during the non-breeding season. On average, seabirds spent the winter at lower latitudes than their breeding colonies and followed specific migration routes rather than non-directionally dispersing from their colonies. Differences in daily activity patterns were small between migratory and stationary periods, suggesting that all species continued to forage and rest while migrating, engaging in a “fly-and-forage” migratory strategy. We thereby demonstrate the importance of habitats visited during seabird migrations as those that are not just flown over, but which may be important for re-fuelling. |
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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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Amélineau, F Merkel, B Tarroux, A Descamps, S Anker-Nilssen, T Bjørnstad, O Bråthen, Vs Chastel, Olivier Christensen-Dalsgaard, S Danielsen, J Daunt, F Dehnhard, N Ekker, M Erikstad, Ke Ezhov, A Fauchald, P Gavrilo, M Hallgrímsson, Gt Hansen, Es Harris, Mp Helberg, M Helgason, Hh Johansen, Mk Jónsson, Je Kolbeinsson, Y Krasnov, Y Langset, M Lorentsen, Sh Lorentzen, E Melnikov, Mv Moe, B Newell, Ma Olsen, B Reiertsen, T Systad, Gh Thompson, P Thórarinsson, Tl Tolmacheva, E Wanless, S Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K Åström, J Strøm, H |
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Amélineau, F Merkel, B Tarroux, A Descamps, S Anker-Nilssen, T Bjørnstad, O Bråthen, Vs Chastel, Olivier Christensen-Dalsgaard, S Danielsen, J Daunt, F Dehnhard, N Ekker, M Erikstad, Ke Ezhov, A Fauchald, P Gavrilo, M Hallgrímsson, Gt Hansen, Es Harris, Mp Helberg, M Helgason, Hh Johansen, Mk Jónsson, Je Kolbeinsson, Y Krasnov, Y Langset, M Lorentsen, Sh Lorentzen, E Melnikov, Mv Moe, B Newell, Ma Olsen, B Reiertsen, T Systad, Gh Thompson, P Thórarinsson, Tl Tolmacheva, E Wanless, S Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K Åström, J Strøm, H |
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Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements |
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Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements |
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Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements |
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Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements |
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Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements |
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six pelagic seabird species of the north atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements |
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Atlantic puffin Black-legged Kittiwake common guillemot little auk North Atlantic North East Atlantic Northern Fulmar |
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Atlantic puffin Black-legged Kittiwake common guillemot little auk North Atlantic North East Atlantic Northern Fulmar |
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ISSN: 0171-8630 EISSN: 1616-1599 Marine Ecology Progress Series https://hal.science/hal-03349311 Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2021, 676, pp.127-144. ⟨10.3354/meps13872⟩ |
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