Diet studies of seabirds: a review and recommendations

RT Barrett, K Camphuysen… - ICES Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Barrett, RT, Camphuysen, CJ, Anker-Nilssen, T., Chardine, JW, Furness, RW,
Garthe, S., Hüppop, O., Leopold, MF, Montevecchi, WA, and Veit, RR 2007. Diet studies of …

Applications of stable isotope analyses to avian ecology

R Inger, S Bearhop - Ibis, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In the past 20 years the use of stable isotope analysis has become increasingly common in
ecological studies. In fact, in some instances these techniques have yielded remarkable …

Pollution, habitat loss, fishing, and climate change as critical threats to penguins

PN Trathan, P García‐Borboroglu… - Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cumulative human impacts across the world's oceans are considerable. We therefore
examined a single model taxonomic group, the penguins (Spheniscidae), to explore how …

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 …

Anthropogenic contributions to mercury levels in present-day Arctic animals—a review

R Dietz, PM Outridge, KA Hobson - Science of the Total Environment, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Because of concern about the recently increasing levels of biological Hg in
some areas of the Arctic, we examined the literature concerning the long-term changes of …

The need to correct for the Suess effect in the application of δ13C in sediment of autotrophic Lake Tanganyika, as a productivity proxy in the Anthropocene

P Verburg - Journal of Paleolimnology, 2007 - Springer
The change in dissolved inorganic δ 13 C in the ocean resulting from the change in δ 13 C
in atmospheric CO 2 owing to anthropogenic activities (the Suess effect) is well known. The …

Rapidly increasing methyl mercury in endangered ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) feathers over a 130 year record

AL Bond, KA Hobson… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mercury (Hg) is increasing in marine food webs, especially at high latitudes. The
bioaccumulation and biomagnification of methyl mercury (MeHg) has serious effects on …

A practical introduction to stable-isotope analysis for seabird biologists: approaches, cautions and caveats

AL Bond, IL Jones - Marine Ornithology, 2009 - research.library.mun.ca
Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen can provide valuable insight into seabird diet, but
when interpreting results, seabird biologists need to recognize the many assumptions and …

Climate change and biosphere response: unlocking the collections vault

KG Johnson, SJ Brooks, PB Fenberg, AG Glover… - …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Natural history collections (NHCs) are an important source of the long-term data needed to
understand how biota respond to ongoing anthropogenic climate change. These include …

Moving polewards in winter: a recent change in the migratory strategy of a pelagic seabird?

P Quillfeldt, JF Masello, RAR McGill, M Adams… - Frontiers in …, 2010 - Springer
Background During the non-breeding period, many birds migrate to milder areas, found
closer to the equator than their breeding sites. Opposite movements are very rare. In the …