A review of the ecosystem services provided by the marine forage fish

S Nissar, Y Bakhtiyar, MY Arafat, S Andrabi, AA Bhat… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
The present paper is a review of the available literature on the significance of forage fish, the
plethora of services they provide, and the threats faced by them. Forage fish are pelagic …

Changing nutritional seascapes of kelp forests

TC Shalders, C Champion, K Benkendorff… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ocean warming and short-term extreme events (eg marine heatwaves) are becoming more
intense and frequent and have had major impacts on ecosystems. Seaweeds are …

Increased parental effort fails to buffer the cascading effects of warmer seas on common guillemot demographic rates

S Wanless, SD Albon, F Daunt, B Sarzo… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming can reduce food resources for animal populations. In species exhibiting
parental care, parental effort is a 'barometer'of changes in environmental conditions. A key …

Critical habitats and biodiversity: inventory, thresholds and governance

AD Rogers, O Aburto-Oropeza, W Appeltans… - The Blue Compendium …, 2023 - Springer
Marine habitats are extremely valuable in many ways (eg, economically, culturally or for
subsistence) and provide many necessary services for humans (Costanza et al. 1997 …

A crowded ocean: The need for demographic and movement data in seabird conservation

NJ O'Hanlon, DT Johnston, A Cook… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Species face a multitude of stressors due to human activities, especially in marine
environments. Seabirds are among the most threatened group of birds globally. A key …

Foraging behaviour of black guillemots at three Norwegian sites during the breeding season

N Dehnhard, T Anker-Nilssen, D Johnston, EA Masden… - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
The intensification of coastal development poses potential threats for coastal seabirds, and
understanding their habitat use is a key factor to guide conservation and management. In …

The influence of prey availability on behavioral decisions and reproductive success of a central-place forager during lactation

EA McHuron, JT Sterling, M Mangel - Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine central-place foragers are increasingly faced with altered prey landscapes,
necessitating predictions of the impact of such changes on behavior, reproductive success …

Marine ecology: Increased fishing subsidy for seabirds

S Votier - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Marine ecology: Increased fishing subsidy for seabirds Page 1 4. Leung, TLF, and Poulin, R.
(2011). Small worms, big appetites: Ratios of different functional morphs in relation to …

Similar breeding performance despite inter-annual differences in diet composition of seabirds inhabiting a tropical environment

I dos Santos, AMM Gonçalves, AR Carreiro… - Marine Ecology …, 2023 - int-res.com
Amidst unprecedented anthropogenic pressure on marine ecosystems, seabirds can serve
as sentinels for shifts in marine prey availability. We examined the diet and foraging ecology …

The secret life of wild animals revealed by accelerometer data: how landscape diversity and seasonality influence the behavioural types of European hares

W Ullmann, C Fischer, S Kramer-Schadt… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Context Landscape composition and configuration, as well as seasonal landscape
dynamics shape the behaviour, movement and energy expenditure of animals, ie foraging …