Forage fish, their fisheries, and their predators: who drives whom?

GH Engelhard, MA Peck, A Rindorf… - ICES Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Engelhard, GH, Peck, MA, Rindorf, A., Smout, SC, van Deurs, M., Raab, K.,
Andersen, KH, Garthe, S., Lauerburg, RAM, Scott, F., Brunel, T., Aarts, G., van Kooten, T …

The Belgian sandy beach ecosystem: a review

J Speybroeck, D Bonte, W Courtens… - Marine …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews the available knowledge on sedimentology, hydrodynamics and five
major ecosystem components (microphytobenthos, vascular plants, terrestrial arthropods …

GPS-tracking and colony observations reveal variation in offshore habitat use and foraging ecology of breeding Sandwich Terns

RC Fijn, J de Jong, W Courtens, H Verstraete… - Journal of Sea …, 2017 - Elsevier
Breeding success of seabirds critically depends on their foraging success offshore.
However, studies combining at-sea tracking and visual provisioning observations are …

Ecosystem-based management objectives for the North Sea: riding the forage fish rollercoaster

M Dickey-Collas, GH Engelhard… - ICES Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Dickey-Collas, M., Engelhard, GH, Rindorf, A., Raab, K., Smout, S., Aarts, G., van
Deurs, M., Brunel, T., Hoff, A., Lauerburg RAM, Garthe, S., Haste Andersen, K., Scott, F., van …

Visual tracking from a rigid‐hulled inflatable boat to determine foraging movements of breeding terns

MR Perrow, ER Skeate, JJ Gilroy - Journal of Field Ornithology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Defining the at‐sea foraging movements of seabirds is fundamental to understanding their
ecology and can also be important in assessing the potential impact of marine …

Prey capture success of Sandwich Terns Sterna sandvicensis varies non‐linearly with water transparency

MJ Baptist, MF Leopold - Ibis, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Human impacts on water transparency may affect plunge‐diving seabirds. We studied prey
capture success of Sandwich Terns Sterna sandvicensis as a function of six environmental …

Factors affecting kleptoparasitism by gulls in a multi-species seabird colony

GO García, M Favero, AI Vassallo - The Condor, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Kleptoparasitism is defined as the stealing by one animal of food that has been caught by
another. It is a well-known foraging tactic used opportunistically by many seabirds. Our study …

Abundance and tidal behaviour of pelagic fish in the gateway to the Wadden Sea

B Couperus, S Gastauer, SMM Fässler, I Tulp… - Journal of Sea …, 2016 - Elsevier
The shallow coast of The Netherlands is an important habitat for small pelagic fish. They
form one of the major links between plankton and the higher trophic levels. Predatory fish …

Second breeding attempts of Sandwich Terns in a different colony: facilitated by breeding asynchrony between colonies?

RC Fijn, RSA van Bemmelen - Ardea, 2023 - BioOne
Seabirds have long lives, reproduce slowly and usually do not attempt to relay within the
same breeding season after nest failure. In Sandwich Terns Thalasseus sandvicensis …

The costs of kleptoparasitism: a study of mixed-species seabird breeding colonies

D Gaglio, RB Sherley, TR Cook, PG Ryan… - Behavioral …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Mixed-species assemblages are common in nature, providing mutual benefits to associating
species including anti-predator advantages or resource facilitation. However, associating …