Introduced species and extreme weather as key drivers of reproductive output in three sympatric albatrosses
Invasive species present a major conservation threat globally and nowhere are their affects more pronounced than in island ecosystems. Determining how native island populations respond demographically to invasive species can provide information to mitigate the negative effects of invasive species. U...
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ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:35720 2023-05-15T18:25:33+02:00 Introduced species and extreme weather as key drivers of reproductive output in three sympatric albatrosses Cleeland, JB Pardo, D Raymond, B Terauds, A Alderman, R McMahon, CR Phillips, RA Lea, M-A Hindell, MA 2020 application/pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35720/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35720/1/142220%20-%20Introduced%20species%20and%20extreme%20weather%20as%20key%20drivers%20of%20reproductive.pdf en eng Nature Publishing Group https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35720/1/142220%20-%20Introduced%20species%20and%20extreme%20weather%20as%20key%20drivers%20of%20reproductive.pdf Cleeland, JB orcid:0000-0003-2196-3968 , Pardo, D, Raymond, B, Terauds, A, Alderman, R, McMahon, CR, Phillips, RA, Lea, M-A orcid:0000-0001-8318-9299 and Hindell, MA orcid:0000-0002-7823-7185 2020 , 'Introduced species and extreme weather as key drivers of reproductive output in three sympatric albatrosses' , Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1 , pp. 1-11 , doi:10.1038/s41598-020-64662-5 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64662-5>. Southern Ocean tracking management Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftunivtasmania https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64662-5 2021-10-04T22:19:40Z Invasive species present a major conservation threat globally and nowhere are their affects more pronounced than in island ecosystems. Determining how native island populations respond demographically to invasive species can provide information to mitigate the negative effects of invasive species. Using 20 years of mark-recapture data from three sympatric species of albatrosses (black-browed Thalassarche melanophris, grey-headed T. chrysostoma, and light-mantled albatrosses Phoebetria palpebrata), we quantified the influence of invasive European rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus and extreme weather patterns on breeding probability and success. Temporal variability in rabbit density explained 33–76% of the variability in breeding probability for all three species, with severe decreases in breeding probability observed after a lag period following highest rabbit numbers. For black-browed albatrosses, the combination of extreme rainfall and high rabbit density explained 33% of total trait variability and dramatically reduced breeding success. We showed that invasive rabbits and extreme weather events reduce reproductive output in albatrosses and that eliminating rabbits had a positive effect on albatross reproduction. This illustrates how active animal management at a local breeding site can result in positive population outcomes even for wide ranging animals like albatrosses where influencing vital rates during their at-sea migrations is more challenging. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Southern Ocean Scientific Reports 10 1 |
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Invasive species present a major conservation threat globally and nowhere are their affects more pronounced than in island ecosystems. Determining how native island populations respond demographically to invasive species can provide information to mitigate the negative effects of invasive species. Using 20 years of mark-recapture data from three sympatric species of albatrosses (black-browed Thalassarche melanophris, grey-headed T. chrysostoma, and light-mantled albatrosses Phoebetria palpebrata), we quantified the influence of invasive European rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus and extreme weather patterns on breeding probability and success. Temporal variability in rabbit density explained 33–76% of the variability in breeding probability for all three species, with severe decreases in breeding probability observed after a lag period following highest rabbit numbers. For black-browed albatrosses, the combination of extreme rainfall and high rabbit density explained 33% of total trait variability and dramatically reduced breeding success. We showed that invasive rabbits and extreme weather events reduce reproductive output in albatrosses and that eliminating rabbits had a positive effect on albatross reproduction. This illustrates how active animal management at a local breeding site can result in positive population outcomes even for wide ranging animals like albatrosses where influencing vital rates during their at-sea migrations is more challenging. |
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Introduced species and extreme weather as key drivers of reproductive output in three sympatric albatrosses |
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Introduced species and extreme weather as key drivers of reproductive output in three sympatric albatrosses |
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Introduced species and extreme weather as key drivers of reproductive output in three sympatric albatrosses |
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https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35720/1/142220%20-%20Introduced%20species%20and%20extreme%20weather%20as%20key%20drivers%20of%20reproductive.pdf Cleeland, JB orcid:0000-0003-2196-3968 , Pardo, D, Raymond, B, Terauds, A, Alderman, R, McMahon, CR, Phillips, RA, Lea, M-A orcid:0000-0001-8318-9299 and Hindell, MA orcid:0000-0002-7823-7185 2020 , 'Introduced species and extreme weather as key drivers of reproductive output in three sympatric albatrosses' , Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1 , pp. 1-11 , doi:10.1038/s41598-020-64662-5 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64662-5>. |
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