Lagrangian ocean analysis: Fundamentals and practices

E Van Sebille, SM Griffies, R Abernathey, TP Adams… - Ocean modelling, 2018 - Elsevier
Lagrangian analysis is a powerful way to analyse the output of ocean circulation models and
other ocean velocity data such as from altimetry. In the Lagrangian approach, large sets of …

A satellite-based lagrangian view on phytoplankton dynamics

Y Lehahn, F d'Ovidio, I Koren - Annual review of marine science, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The well-lit upper layer of the open ocean is a dynamical environment that hosts
approximately half of global primary production. In the remote parts of this environment …

Jellyfish as innovative bioindicator for plastic pollution

A Macali, E Bergami - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
The monitoring of plastic pollution through marine biota is a difficult task, which is receiving
increasing attention nowadays. A selection of appropriate bioindicator species for plastic …

Habitat use and diving behaviour of macaroni Eudyptes chrysolophus and eastern rockhopper E. chrysocome filholi penguins during the critical pre …

TO Whitehead, A Kato, Y Ropert-Coudert, PG Ryan - Marine biology, 2016 - Springer
After the breeding season, penguins must replenish body condition and accumulate
sufficient energy stores before their annual moult ashore; failure to do so may lead to …

Mesoscale activity facilitates energy gain in a top predator

B Abrahms, KL Scales, EL Hazen… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
How animal movement decisions interact with the distribution of resources to shape
individual performance is a key question in ecology. However, links between spatial and …

Seabird tissues as efficient biomonitoring tools for Hg isotopic investigations: Implications of using blood and feathers from chicks and adults

M Renedo, D Amouroux, B Duval… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Blood and feathers are the two most targeted avian tissues for environmental biomonitoring
studies, with mercury (Hg) concentration in blood and body feathers reflecting short and long …

Plankton community response to fronts: winners and losers

I Mangolte, M Lévy, S Dutkiewicz… - Journal of Plankton …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Fronts are particularly productive regions of the ocean, and biodiversity hotspots for many
marine species. Here we use an ocean-ecosystem model to investigate the effect of fronts …

Identification of sources and bioaccumulation pathways of MeHg in subantarctic penguins: a stable isotopic investigation

M Renedo, D Amouroux, Z Pedrero, P Bustamante… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Seabirds are widely used as bioindicators of mercury (Hg) contamination in marine
ecosystems and the investigation of their foraging strategies is of key importance to better …

A melting-pot for Pterodroma petrels on Rapa Nui: ecological divergence and reproductive isolation in a contact zone

P Plaza, R Cristofari, N Gouin… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Speciation is thought to depend on general ecological segregation rather than on strict
allopatry in species with planetary-scale foraging ranges, such as Pterodroma petrels …

Small pelagic fish responses to fine-scale oceanographic conditions: implications for the endangered African penguin

AM McInnes, PG Ryan, M Lacerda… - Marine Ecology …, 2017 - int-res.com
Small pelagic fish play a significant role in regulating the foraging activities and population
trends of marine top predators in upwelling ecosystems, yet there is little information on …