Threats to seabirds: a global assessment
MP Dias, R Martin, EJ Pearmain, IJ Burfield… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
We present the first objective quantitative assessment of the threats to all 359 species of
seabirds, identify the main challenges facing them, and outline priority actions for their …
seabirds, identify the main challenges facing them, and outline priority actions for their …
[HTML][HTML] Future directions in conservation research on petrels and shearwaters
Shearwaters and petrels (hereafter petrels) are highly adapted seabirds that occur across all
the world's oceans. Petrels are a threatened seabird group comprising 124 species. They …
the world's oceans. Petrels are a threatened seabird group comprising 124 species. They …
Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic
DJ Yurkowski, M Auger‐Méthé… - Diversity and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate change is altering marine ecosystems worldwide and is most pronounced in the
Arctic. Economic development is increasing leading to more disturbances and pressures on …
Arctic. Economic development is increasing leading to more disturbances and pressures on …
Gadfly petrels use knowledge of the windscape, not memorized foraging patches, to optimize foraging trips on ocean-wide scales
F Ventura, JP Granadeiro… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Seabirds must often travel vast distances to exploit heterogeneously distributed oceanic
resources, but how routes and destinations of foraging trips are optimized remains poorly …
resources, but how routes and destinations of foraging trips are optimized remains poorly …
Identifying mechanisms of genetic differentiation among populations in vagile species: historical factors dominate genetic differentiation in seabirds
Elucidating the factors underlying the origin and maintenance of genetic variation among
populations is crucial for our understanding of their ecology and evolution, and also to help …
populations is crucial for our understanding of their ecology and evolution, and also to help …
Combining bio-logging, stable isotopes and DNA metabarcoding to reveal the foraging ecology and diet of the endangered Bermuda petrel Pterodroma cahow
The foraging range of central-place predators is limited by spatiotemporal and energetic
constraints. Gadfly petrels Pterodroma spp. are seabirds well adapted to travel vast …
constraints. Gadfly petrels Pterodroma spp. are seabirds well adapted to travel vast …
Ecological trap for seabirds due to the contamination caused by the Fundão dam collapse, Brazil
Human-induced rapid environmental changes can disrupt habitat quality in the short term. A
decrease in quality of habitats associated with preference for these over other available …
decrease in quality of habitats associated with preference for these over other available …
[HTML][HTML] Divergent foraging strategies during incubation of an unusually wide-ranging seabird, the Murphy's petrel
Divergent foraging strategies may emerge within a population due to a combination of
physiological and environmental factors; yet to persist, neither strategy should offer a …
physiological and environmental factors; yet to persist, neither strategy should offer a …
Inter-annual changes in oceanic conditions drives spatial and trophic consistency of a tropical marine predator
Pelagic seabirds exhibit plasticity in foraging characteristics in relation to oceanographic
conditions. This should be particularly relevant in tropical marine environments where food …
conditions. This should be particularly relevant in tropical marine environments where food …
[HTML][HTML] Predicting the foraging habitats of sympatrically breeding gadfly petrels in the South Pacific Ocean
Gadfly petrels (genus Pterodroma) are one of the most threatened groups of birds. They are
exceptionally well adapted to forage over enormous areas to maximize chances of …
exceptionally well adapted to forage over enormous areas to maximize chances of …