North Sea ecosystem change from swimming crabs to seagulls
A recent increase in sea temperature has established a new ecosystem dynamic regime in the North Sea. Climate-induced changes in decapods have played an important role. Here, we reveal a coincident increase in the abundance of swimming crabs and lesser black-backed gull colonies in the North Sea, bo...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:224125 2023-05-15T17:07:54+02:00 North Sea ecosystem change from swimming crabs to seagulls Luczak, C. Beaugrand, G. Lindley, J.A. Dewarumez, J.-M. Dubois, P.J. Kirby, R.R. 2012 application/pdf https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/244501.pdf en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000308789200037 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0474 https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/244501.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess %3Ci%3EBiol.+Lett.+8%285%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+4+pp.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1098%2Frsbl.2012.0474%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1098%2Frsbl.2012.0474%3C%2Fa%3E Larus fuscus graellsii Polybius henslowii info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2012 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0474 2022-05-01T09:57:51Z A recent increase in sea temperature has established a new ecosystem dynamic regime in the North Sea. Climate-induced changes in decapods have played an important role. Here, we reveal a coincident increase in the abundance of swimming crabs and lesser black-backed gull colonies in the North Sea, both in time and in space. Swimming crabs are an important food source for lesser black-backed gulls during the breeding season. Inhabiting the land, but feeding mainly at sea, lesser black-backed gulls provide a link between marine and terrestrial ecosystems, since the bottom-up influence of allochthonous nutrient input from seabirds to coastal soils can structure the terrestrial food web. We, therefore, suggest that climate-driven changes in trophic interactions in the marine food web may also have ensuing ramifications for the coastal ecology of the North Sea. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lesser black-backed gull Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Biology Letters 8 5 821 824 |
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A recent increase in sea temperature has established a new ecosystem dynamic regime in the North Sea. Climate-induced changes in decapods have played an important role. Here, we reveal a coincident increase in the abundance of swimming crabs and lesser black-backed gull colonies in the North Sea, both in time and in space. Swimming crabs are an important food source for lesser black-backed gulls during the breeding season. Inhabiting the land, but feeding mainly at sea, lesser black-backed gulls provide a link between marine and terrestrial ecosystems, since the bottom-up influence of allochthonous nutrient input from seabirds to coastal soils can structure the terrestrial food web. We, therefore, suggest that climate-driven changes in trophic interactions in the marine food web may also have ensuing ramifications for the coastal ecology of the North Sea. |
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North Sea ecosystem change from swimming crabs to seagulls |
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North Sea ecosystem change from swimming crabs to seagulls |
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