Reconstructing long-term changes in avian populations using lake sediments: Opening a window onto the past

MP Duda, KE Hargan, N Michelutti, JM Blais… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The lack of long-term monitoring data for many wildlife populations is a limiting factor in
establishing meaningful and achievable conservation goals. Even for well-monitored …

Recovery of insular seabird populations years after rodent eradication

M Philippe‐Lesaffre, M Thibault, S Caut… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Seabirds have been particularly affected by invasive non‐native species, which has led to
the implementation of numerous eradication campaigns for the conservation of these …

Historical population changes of Adélie penguins in the Ross Sea region, Antarctica, and its climatic forcings

Z Zheng, J Jin, Y Nie, J Hao, Y Xue, C Liu… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The atmospheric-oceanic circulation patterns, especially for the Southern Annular Mode
(SAM) and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), two major atmospheric circulation patterns …

Long-term changes in terrestrial vegetation linked to shifts in a colonial seabird population

MP Duda, JR Glew, N Michelutti, GJ Robertson… - Ecosystems, 2020 - Springer
Seabirds that form large colonies often act as biovectors that transport and concentrate large
amounts of nutrients, metals, and contaminants from marine feeding areas to inland …

Tracking pollution from fur farms using forensic paleolimnology

JA Kissinger, BRB Gregory, C Clarkson, N Libera… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Eutrophication, which remains one of the greatest threats to water quality worldwide, is
particularly acute in agricultural areas. Here we assessed long-term drivers of potential …

Foraging paths of breeding Leach's Storm-Petrels in relation to offshore oil platforms, breeding stage, and year

SM Collins, A Hedd, DA Fifield, DR Wilson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The global population of Leach's Storm-Petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous), the smallest and
most abundant breeding seabird species in eastern Canada, has declined substantially in …

Factors influencing mercury levels in Leach's storm-petrels at northwest Atlantic colonies

IL Pollet, L McFarlane-Tranquilla, NM Burgess… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a globally distributed heavy metal, with negative effects on wildlife. Its most
toxic form, methylmercury (MeHg), predominates in aquatic systems. Levels of MeHg in …

Linking 19th century European settlement to the disruption of a seabird's natural population dynamics

MP Duda, S Allen-Mahé, C Barbraud… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Recent estimates indicate that∼ 70% of the world's seabird populations have declined since
the 1950s due to human activities. However, for almost all bird populations, there is …

Climate oscillations drive millennial‐scale changes in seabird colony size

MP Duda, F Cyr, GJ Robertson… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Seabird population size is intimately linked to the physical, chemical, and biological
processes of the oceans. Yet, the overall effects of long‐term changes in ocean dynamics on …

Phenology and wintering population estimates of auks in the Mediterranean Sea based on counts from a strategic coastal location in the Strait of Gibraltar

A de la Cruz, L Rollán, B Pérez, M Guerrero… - Ardeola, 2022 - BioOne
Some migratory seabird populations have declined sharply in recent decades. Monitoring
their migratory movements from strategic locations provides a useful tool to understand their …