Multicolony tracking reveals potential threats to little auks wintering in the North Atlantic from marine pollution and shrinking sea ice cover

• Published in: Diversity and Distributions
• Main Authors: Fort, Jérôme, Moe, Børge, Strøm, Hallvard, Grémillet, David, Welcker, Jorg, Schultner, Jannik, Jerstad, Kurt, Johansen, Kasper L., Phillips, Richard A., Mosbech, Anders
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Alle alle; Conservation biogeography; Geolocators; Non-breeding distribution; Oil pollution; Seabird; Arctic; Greenland; Lanes; Greenland Sea; little auk; Newfoundland; North Atlantic; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/multicolony-tracking-reveals-potential-threats-to-little-auks-win; https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12105

Aim: Extensive development of human activities in combination with ocean warming is rapidly modifying marine habitats in the Arctic and North Atlantic regions. To understand the potential impacts on marine biodiversity, there is an urgent need to determine distributions and habitat preferences of po...