Will the Effects of Sea-Level Rise Create Ecological Traps for Pacific Island Seabirds?

Will the Effects of Sea-Level Rise Create Ecological Traps for Pacific Island Seabirds?

More than 18 million seabirds nest on 58 Pacific islands protected within vast U.S. Marine National Monuments (1.9 million km2). However, most of these seabird colonies are on low-elevation islands and sea-level rise (SLR) and accompanying high-water perturbations are predicted to escalate with clim...

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Main Authors: Michelle H Reynolds, Karen N Courtot, Paul Berkowitz, Curt D Storlazzi, Janet Moore, Elizabeth Flint
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4580421?pdf=render

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