The influence of seabirds on their breeding, roosting and nesting grounds: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

ML Grant, AL Bond, JL Lavers - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Seabird species world‐wide are integral to both marine and terrestrial environments,
connecting the two systems by transporting vast quantities of marine‐derived nutrients and …

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 …

Terrestrial invasive species alter marine vertebrate behaviour

RL Gunn, CE Benkwitt, NAJ Graham… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Human-induced environmental changes, such as the introduction of invasive species, are
driving declines in the movement of nutrients across ecosystems with negative …

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 …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mercury concentrations provide an indicator of marine foraging in coastal birds

LH Thorne, M Fuirst, R Veit, Z Baumann - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
The transfer of nutrients between marine and terrestrial systems has important ecological
consequences, and animal movement is an important driver of nutrient transfer. Coastal …

Gulls contribute to olive seed dispersal within and among islands in a Mediterranean coastal area

H Ando, V Martín‐Vélez, G Tavecchia… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To analyse the role of non‐frugivorous birds on seed dispersal, seed dispersal by gulls
is expected to be especially instrumental in island ecosystems, as these have a smaller …

Where have all the petrels gone? Forty years (1978–2020) of Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) population dynamics at King George Island (Isla 25 de …

A Ausems, ND Kuepper, D Archuby, C Braun… - Polar Biology, 2023 - Springer
Numerous seabird species are experiencing population declines, and this trend is expected
to continue or even accelerate in the future. To understand the effects of environmental …

Blending census and paleolimnological data allows for tracking the establishment and growth of a major gannet colony over several centuries

JL Bosch, I Álvarez-Manzaneda, JP Smol… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Seabird colonies with long-term monitoring records, ie,> 50 years, are rare. The population
data for northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in Cape St. Mary's (CSM) Ecological Reserve …