Fine-scale spatial segregation in a pelagic seabird driven by differential use of tidewater glacier fronts

P Bertrand, J Bêty, NG Yoccoz, MJ Fortin, H Strøm… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
In colonially breeding marine predators, individual movements and colonial segregation are
influenced by seascape characteristics. Tidewater glacier fronts are important features of the …

Environmental status of Svalbard coastal waters: Coastscapes and focal ecosystem components

JE Søreide, V Pitusi, A Vader, B Damsgård, F Nilsen… - 2020 - repozytorium.bg.ug.edu.pl
Coastal waters are among the most productive regions in the Arctic. These nearshore waters
are critical breeding and foraging grounds for many invertebrates, fish, birds, and marine …

Productivity of Spitsbergen fjords ecosystems in summer—Spatial changes of in situ primary production in Kongsfjorden and Hornsund in the period 1994–2019

K Dragańska‐Deja, J Stoń‐Egiert, J Wiktor… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This comprehensive study examines primary production (PP) within the Spitsbergen fjords,
Hornsund, and Kongsfjord, over a 25‐year period (1994–2019), across 45 stations and 348 …

Intracolony variability in winter feeding and migration strategies of Atlantic puffins and black-legged kittiwakes

J Charrier, T Anker-Nilssen, J Fort, M Jessopp, H Strøm… - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Polar ecosystems are subjected to many stressors, including climate change, that impact
their overall functioning. Seabirds are good bioindicators of these systems as they readily …

Abundance, habitat use and food consumption of seabirds in the high-Arctic fjord ecosystem

L Stempniewicz, M Goc, M Głuchowska, D Kidawa… - Polar Biology, 2021 - Springer
To monitor the rapid changes occurring in Arctic ecosystems and predict their direction,
basic information about the current number and structure of the main components of these …

Feeding at the front line: interannual variation in the use of glacier fronts by foraging black-legged kittiwakes

P Bertrand, H Strøm, J Bêty, H Steen, J Kohler… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Tidewater glacier fronts can represent important foraging areas for Arctic predators. Their
ecological importance is likely to change in a warmer Arctic. Their profitability and use by …

Importance écologique des fronts glaciaires dans le paysage arctique: étude de cas de la mouette tridactyle «Rissa tridactyla» nichant au Svalbard

P Bertrand - 2022 - semaphore.uqar.ca
La température en Arctique augmente près de deux fois plus rapidement que la moyenne
globale. Cette augmentation modifie les propriétés de la cryosphère en diminuant sa …