Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale
Aim An understanding of the non-breeding distribution and ecology of migratory species is necessary for successful conservation. Many seabirds spend the nonbreeding season far from land, and information on their distribution during this time is very limited. The black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridact...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/26904 2023-05-15T15:44:58+02:00 Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale Frederiksen, Morten Moe, Børge Daunt, Francis Phillips, Richard A. Barrett, Robert Bogdanova, Maria I Boulinier, Thierry Chardine, John W Chastel, Olivier Chivers, Lorraine S Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe Clémet-Chastel, Céline Colhoun, Kendrew Freeman, Robin Gaston, Anthony J González-Solís, Jacob Goutte, Aurélie Grémillet, David Guilford, Tim Jensen, Gitte H Krasnov, Yuri V. Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon Mallory, Mark L Newell, Mark Olsen, Bergur Shaw, Deryk Steen, Harald Strøm, H. Systad, Geir Helge Thórarinsson, Thorkell L Anker-Nilssen, Tycho 2011-11-26 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26904 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00864.x eng eng Wiley Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity Frederiksen M, Moe B, Daunt, Phillips RA, Barrett R, Bogdanova, Boulinier T, Chardine JW, Chastel O, Chivers, Christensen-Dalsgaard S, Clémet-Chastel, Colhoun, Freeman, Gaston, González-Solís, Goutte A, Grémillet D, Guilford, Jensen, Krasnov YV, Lorentsen S, Mallory, Newell, Olsen B, Shaw, Steen H, Strøm H, Systad GH, Thórarinsson, Anker-Nilssen T. Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale. Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity. 2012;18(6):530-542 FRIDAID 862651 doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00864.x 1366-9516 1472-4642 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26904 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) openAccess Copyright 2012 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2011 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00864.x 2022-09-28T23:00:52Z Aim An understanding of the non-breeding distribution and ecology of migratory species is necessary for successful conservation. Many seabirds spend the nonbreeding season far from land, and information on their distribution during this time is very limited. The black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, is a widespread and numerous seabird in the North Atlantic and Pacific, but breeding populations throughout the Atlantic range have declined recently. To help understand the reasons for the declines, we tracked adults from colonies throughout the Atlantic range over the non-breeding season using light-based geolocation. Location North Atlantic. Methods Geolocation data loggers were deployed on breeding kittiwakes from 19 colonies in 2008 and 2009 and retrieved in 2009 and 2010. Data from 236 loggers were processed and plotted using GIS. Size and composition of wintering populations were estimated using information on breeding population size. Results Most tracked birds spent the winter in the West Atlantic, between Newfoundland and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, including in offshore, deep-water areas. Some birds (mainly local breeders) wintered in the North Sea and west of the British Isles. There was a large overlap in winter distributions of birds from different colonies, and colonies closer to each other showed larger overlap. We estimated that 80% of the 4.5 million adult kittiwakes in the Atlantic wintered west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, with only birds from Ireland and western Britain staying mainly on the European side. Main conclusions The high degree of mixing in winter of kittiwakes breeding in various parts of the Atlantic range implies that the overall population could be sensitive to potentially deteriorating environmental conditions in the West Atlantic, e.g. owing to lack of food or pollution. Our approach to estimating the size and composition of wintering populations should contribute to improved management of birds faced with such challenges. Article in Journal/Newspaper Black-legged Kittiwake Newfoundland North Atlantic rissa tridactyla University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Pacific Mid-Atlantic Ridge Diversity and Distributions 18 6 530 542 |
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Aim An understanding of the non-breeding distribution and ecology of migratory species is necessary for successful conservation. Many seabirds spend the nonbreeding season far from land, and information on their distribution during this time is very limited. The black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, is a widespread and numerous seabird in the North Atlantic and Pacific, but breeding populations throughout the Atlantic range have declined recently. To help understand the reasons for the declines, we tracked adults from colonies throughout the Atlantic range over the non-breeding season using light-based geolocation. Location North Atlantic. Methods Geolocation data loggers were deployed on breeding kittiwakes from 19 colonies in 2008 and 2009 and retrieved in 2009 and 2010. Data from 236 loggers were processed and plotted using GIS. Size and composition of wintering populations were estimated using information on breeding population size. Results Most tracked birds spent the winter in the West Atlantic, between Newfoundland and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, including in offshore, deep-water areas. Some birds (mainly local breeders) wintered in the North Sea and west of the British Isles. There was a large overlap in winter distributions of birds from different colonies, and colonies closer to each other showed larger overlap. We estimated that 80% of the 4.5 million adult kittiwakes in the Atlantic wintered west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, with only birds from Ireland and western Britain staying mainly on the European side. Main conclusions The high degree of mixing in winter of kittiwakes breeding in various parts of the Atlantic range implies that the overall population could be sensitive to potentially deteriorating environmental conditions in the West Atlantic, e.g. owing to lack of food or pollution. Our approach to estimating the size and composition of wintering populations should contribute to improved management of birds faced with such challenges. |
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Frederiksen, Morten Moe, Børge Daunt, Francis Phillips, Richard A. Barrett, Robert Bogdanova, Maria I Boulinier, Thierry Chardine, John W Chastel, Olivier Chivers, Lorraine S Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe Clémet-Chastel, Céline Colhoun, Kendrew Freeman, Robin Gaston, Anthony J González-Solís, Jacob Goutte, Aurélie Grémillet, David Guilford, Tim Jensen, Gitte H Krasnov, Yuri V. Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon Mallory, Mark L Newell, Mark Olsen, Bergur Shaw, Deryk Steen, Harald Strøm, H. Systad, Geir Helge Thórarinsson, Thorkell L Anker-Nilssen, Tycho |
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Frederiksen, Morten Moe, Børge Daunt, Francis Phillips, Richard A. Barrett, Robert Bogdanova, Maria I Boulinier, Thierry Chardine, John W Chastel, Olivier Chivers, Lorraine S Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe Clémet-Chastel, Céline Colhoun, Kendrew Freeman, Robin Gaston, Anthony J González-Solís, Jacob Goutte, Aurélie Grémillet, David Guilford, Tim Jensen, Gitte H Krasnov, Yuri V. Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon Mallory, Mark L Newell, Mark Olsen, Bergur Shaw, Deryk Steen, Harald Strøm, H. Systad, Geir Helge Thórarinsson, Thorkell L Anker-Nilssen, Tycho Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale |
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Frederiksen, Morten Moe, Børge Daunt, Francis Phillips, Richard A. Barrett, Robert Bogdanova, Maria I Boulinier, Thierry Chardine, John W Chastel, Olivier Chivers, Lorraine S Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe Clémet-Chastel, Céline Colhoun, Kendrew Freeman, Robin Gaston, Anthony J González-Solís, Jacob Goutte, Aurélie Grémillet, David Guilford, Tim Jensen, Gitte H Krasnov, Yuri V. Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon Mallory, Mark L Newell, Mark Olsen, Bergur Shaw, Deryk Steen, Harald Strøm, H. Systad, Geir Helge Thórarinsson, Thorkell L Anker-Nilssen, Tycho |
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Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale |
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Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale |
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Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale |
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Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale |
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Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale |
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multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale |
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Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity Frederiksen M, Moe B, Daunt, Phillips RA, Barrett R, Bogdanova, Boulinier T, Chardine JW, Chastel O, Chivers, Christensen-Dalsgaard S, Clémet-Chastel, Colhoun, Freeman, Gaston, González-Solís, Goutte A, Grémillet D, Guilford, Jensen, Krasnov YV, Lorentsen S, Mallory, Newell, Olsen B, Shaw, Steen H, Strøm H, Systad GH, Thórarinsson, Anker-Nilssen T. Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale. Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity. 2012;18(6):530-542 FRIDAID 862651 doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00864.x 1366-9516 1472-4642 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26904 |
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