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dc.contributor.authorFrederiksen, Morten
dc.contributor.authorMoe, Børge
dc.contributor.authorDaunt, Francis
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Richard A.
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Robert
dc.contributor.authorBogdanova, Maria I
dc.contributor.authorBoulinier, Thierry
dc.contributor.authorChardine, John W
dc.contributor.authorChastel, Olivier
dc.contributor.authorChivers, Lorraine S
dc.contributor.authorChristensen-Dalsgaard, Signe
dc.contributor.authorClémet-Chastel, Céline
dc.contributor.authorColhoun, Kendrew
dc.contributor.authorFreeman, Robin
dc.contributor.authorGaston, Anthony J
dc.contributor.authorGonzález-Solís, Jacob
dc.contributor.authorGoutte, Aurélie
dc.contributor.authorGrémillet, David
dc.contributor.authorGuilford, Tim
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Gitte H
dc.contributor.authorKrasnov, Yuri V.
dc.contributor.authorLorentsen, Svein-Håkon
dc.contributor.authorMallory, Mark L
dc.contributor.authorNewell, Mark
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Bergur
dc.contributor.authorShaw, Deryk
dc.contributor.authorSteen, Harald
dc.contributor.authorStrøm, H.
dc.contributor.authorSystad, Geir Helge
dc.contributor.authorThórarinsson, Thorkell L
dc.contributor.authorAnker-Nilssen, Tycho
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-26T11:02:03Z
dc.date.available2022-09-26T11:02:03Z
dc.date.issued2011-11-26
dc.description.abstractAim An understanding of the non-breeding distribution and ecology of migratory species is necessary for successful conservation. Many seabirds spend the nonbreeding season far from land, and information on their distribution during this time is very limited. The black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, is a widespread and numerous seabird in the North Atlantic and Pacific, but breeding populations throughout the Atlantic range have declined recently. To help understand the reasons for the declines, we tracked adults from colonies throughout the Atlantic range over the non-breeding season using light-based geolocation.<p> <p>Location North Atlantic. <p>Methods Geolocation data loggers were deployed on breeding kittiwakes from 19 colonies in 2008 and 2009 and retrieved in 2009 and 2010. Data from 236 loggers were processed and plotted using GIS. Size and composition of wintering populations were estimated using information on breeding population size. <p>Results Most tracked birds spent the winter in the West Atlantic, between Newfoundland and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, including in offshore, deep-water areas. Some birds (mainly local breeders) wintered in the North Sea and west of the British Isles. There was a large overlap in winter distributions of birds from different colonies, and colonies closer to each other showed larger overlap. We estimated that 80% of the 4.5 million adult kittiwakes in the Atlantic wintered west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, with only birds from Ireland and western Britain staying mainly on the European side. <p>Main conclusions The high degree of mixing in winter of kittiwakes breeding in various parts of the Atlantic range implies that the overall population could be sensitive to potentially deteriorating environmental conditions in the West Atlantic, e.g. owing to lack of food or pollution. Our approach to estimating the size and composition of wintering populations should contribute to improved management of birds faced with such challenges.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFrederiksen M, Moe B, Daunt, Phillips RA, Barrett R, Bogdanova, Boulinier T, Chardine JW, Chastel O, Chivers, Christensen-Dalsgaard S, Clémet-Chastel, Colhoun, Freeman, Gaston, González-Solís, Goutte A, Grémillet D, Guilford, Jensen, Krasnov YV, Lorentsen S, Mallory, Newell, Olsen B, Shaw, Steen H, Strøm H, Systad GH, Thórarinsson, Anker-Nilssen T. Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale. Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity. 2012;18(6):530-542en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 862651
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00864.x
dc.identifier.issn1366-9516
dc.identifier.issn1472-4642
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26904
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.journalDiversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2012 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)en_US
dc.titleMulticolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scaleen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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