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 …

On the Front Line: frontal zones as priority at‐sea conservation areas for mobile marine vertebrates

KL Scales, PI Miller, LA Hawkes… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying priority areas for marine vertebrate conservation is complex because species of
conservation concern are highly mobile, inhabit dynamic habitats and are difficult to monitor …

Spatial ecology and conservation of seabirds facing global climate change: a review

D Grémillet, T Boulinier - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2009 - int-res.com
In this review we detail the impact of climate change on marine productivity, on marine
environmental stochasticity and cyclicity, and on the spatio-temporal match–mismatch of …

Marine no-take zone rapidly benefits endangered penguin

L Pichegru, D Grémillet, RJM Crawford… - Biology …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
No-take zones may protect populations of targeted marine species and restore the integrity
of marine ecosystems, but it is unclear whether they benefit top predators that rely on mobile …

Breaking the routine: individual Cory's shearwaters shift winter destinations between hemispheres and across ocean basins

MP Dias, JP Granadeiro, RA Phillips… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is growing evidence that migratory species are particularly vulnerable to rapid
environmental changes arising from human activity. Species are expected to vary in their …

Residency and spatial use by reef sharks of an isolated seamount and its implications for conservation

A Barnett, KG Abrantes, J Seymour, R Fitzpatrick - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Although marine protected areas (MPAs) are a common conservation strategy, these areas
are often designed with little prior knowledge of the spatial behaviour of the species they are …

Happy feet in a hostile world? The future of penguins depends on proactive management of current and expected threats

Y Ropert-Coudert, A Chiaradia, D Ainley… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Penguins face a wide range of threats. Most observed population changes have been
negative and have happened over the last 60 years. Today, populations of 11 penguin …

DNA-based faecal dietary analysis: a comparison of qPCR and high throughput sequencing approaches

DC Murray, M Bunce, BL Cannell, R Oliver, J Houston… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The genetic analysis of faecal material represents a relatively non-invasive way to study
animal diet and has been widely adopted in ecological research. Due to the heterogeneous …

Local depletion by a fishery can affect seabird foraging

S Bertrand, R Joo, C Arbulu Smet… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term demographic studies show that seabird populations may suffer from competition
with fisheries. Understanding this process is critical for the implementation of an ecosystem …

Industrial fishing, no-take zones and endangered penguins

L Pichegru, PG Ryan, R Van Eeden, T Reid… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Industrial fishing can profoundly alter marine environments, and no-take zones are an
important tool to achieve sustainable fishing and re-establish ecosystem integrity. However …