Managing seabird metapopulations in the Mediterranean: constraints and challenges by Daniel Oro

“…From a conservation point of view, it is crucial to study transfer processes in seabird metapopulations (i.e. emigration, immigration and colonisation) in order to propose management measures. …”
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Mapping seabird sensitivity to offshore wind farms. by Gareth Bradbury, Mark Trinder, Bob Furness, Alex N Banks, Richard W G Caldow, Duncan Hume

“…We present a Geographic Information System (GIS) tool, SeaMaST (Seabird Mapping and Sensitivity Tool), to provide evidence on the use of sea areas by seabirds and inshore waterbirds in English territorial waters, mapping their relative sensitivity to offshore wind farms. …”
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Toward a global strategy for seabird tracking by Alice Bernard, Ana S.L. Rodrigues, Victor Cazalis, David Grémillet

“…Abstract Electronic tracking technologies revolutionized wildlife ecology, notably for studying the movements of elusive species such as seabirds. Those advances are key to seabird conservation, for example in guiding the design of marine protected areas for this highly threatened group. …”
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Relapsing Fever Spirochete in Seabird Tick, Japan by Ai Takano, Maki Muto, Akiko Sakata, Yumiko Ogasawara, Ichiro Takajo, Nozomu Hanaoka, Miyako Tsurumi, Fumio Sato, Noboru Nakamura, Hiromi Fujita, Haruo Watanabe, Hiroki Kawabata

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Persistent organic pollutants and their effects on Arctic seabirds by Gabrielsen Geir

DETECTING ANTARCTIC SEALS AND FLYING SEABIRDS BY UAV by O. Mustafa, C. Braun, J. Esefeld, J. Esefeld, S. Knetsch, J. Maercker, C. Pfeifer, M.-C. Rümmler

“…This study aims to evaluate how and under which conditions, particularly flight height, Antarctic flying seabird and seal species are detectable in aerial imagery. …”
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Consequences of Atlantification on a Zooplanktivorous Arctic Seabird by Sébastien Descamps, Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Dariusz Jakubas, Mikko Vihtakari, Harald Steen, Nina J. Karnovsky, Jorg Welcker, Johanna Hovinen, Philip Bertrand, Philip Bertrand, Agnieszka Strzelewicz, Ragnheid Skogseth, Dorota Kidawa, Rafał Boehnke, Katarzyna Błachowiak-Samołyk

“…Using long-term data (2005-2020) from a high Arctic zooplanktivorous seabird, the little auk (Alle alle), we tested the hypothesis that the Atlantification affects its diet, body condition and demography. …”
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Seabirds from the poles: microplastics pollution sentinels by Davide Taurozzi, Massimiliano Scalici, Massimiliano Scalici

“…The goal of this bibliometric overview is to evaluate international research trends on the impacts of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) on seabirds inhabiting polar regions. A total of at least 13 seabird species were reported to have ingested MPs from 1983–2023. …”
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Wintering seabirds in south-west Greenland, 2017 by Flemming Ravn Merkel, Kasper Lambert Johansen, Rasmus Due Nielsen, Ib Krag Petersen, Jacob Sterup, Anders Mosbech

Subjects: “…international seabird wintering area…”
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North Atlantic winter cyclones starve seabirds by Clairbaux, M, Mathewson, P, Porter, W, Fayet, A, Guilford, T

“…Each winter the North Atlantic Ocean is the stage for numerous cyclones, the most severe ones leading to seabird mass-mortality events called ‘winter wrecks’ (1–3). …”

EU can help Spain's endangered seabird by Oro, D, Guilford, T

“…The paltry protection of Spain's Balearic shearwater—a Mediterranean endemic seabird (1)—serves as one example.…”

The mechanisms and consequences of parental coordination in Procellariiform seabirds by Gillies, N

“…This thesis uses two long-lived, monogamous seabird species, the Manx shearwater <em>Puffinus puffinus</em> and the black-browed albatross <em>Thalassarche melanophris</em>, to investigate the occurrence and mechanisms of coordinated parental behaviour. …”

Winter temperature affects the prevalence of ticks in an Arctic seabird. by Sébastien Descamps

“…However, the strong effect of average winter temperature described here clearly indicates that tick-seabird relationships in the Arctic may be strongly affected by ongoing climate warming.…”
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Mediterranean seabird conservation: what can we do? by Eduardo Mínguez, Daniel Oro, Eduardo de Juana, Alejandro Martínez-Abraín

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Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census by Émile Brisson-Curadeau, David Bird, Chantelle Burke, David A. Fifield, Paul Pace, Richard B. Sherley, Kyle H. Elliott

“…We surveyed four species of Arctic cliff-nesting seabirds (glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus, Iceland gull Larus glaucoides, common murre Uria aalge and thick-billed murre Uria lomvia) using a UAV and compared censusing techniques to ground photography. …”
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Utility of time-lapse photography in studies of seabird ecology. by Federico De Pascalis, Philip M Collins, Jonathan A Green

“…New technologies have been employed to facilitate data collection on seabirds that can reduce costs and minimize disturbance. …”
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Selective foraging behavior of seabirds in small‐scale slicks by Lilian Lieber, Cynthia Füchtencordsjürgen, Rebecca L. Hilder, Paula J. Revering, Ina Siekmann, Roland Langrock, W. Alex M. Nimmo‐Smith

“…Slicks can manifest on the sea surface as meandering lines and seabirds often associate with slicks. Yet, how slicks may influence the fine‐scale foraging behavior of seabirds is only coarsely resolved. …”
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The peculiarities of helminthofauna of seabirds on offshore water of the Barents Sea by V. V. Kuklin

“…Discharge of waste fishing contains a large number of helminth’s larva and actively used in the food by seabirds.…”
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MONITORING SEABIRDS AND MARINE MAMMALS BY GEOREFERENCED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY by G. Kemper, A. Weidauer, T. Coppack, T. Coppack

“…Standard environmental assessment studies in Germany have so far included aerial visual surveys to evaluate potential impacts of offshore wind farms on seabirds and marine mammals. However, low flight altitudes, necessary for the visual classification of species, disturb sensitive bird species and also hold significant safety risks for the observers. …”
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PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN SEABIRDS FROM THE OKHOTSK SEA by V. Yu. Tsygankov, O. N. Lukyanova, M. D. Boyarova

“…Isomers of HCH and DDT and their metabolites are detected in organs of the seabirds Larus schistisagus, Aethia cristatella, Aethia pusilla, Fulmarus glacialis, and Oceanodroma furcata collected in the Okhotsk Sea. …”
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