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Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic
Annette L. FayetGeir Helge SystadWilliam A. MontevecchiRichard A. PhillipsJeremy MadeirosThierry BoulinierHólmfríður ArnardóttirMaria P. DiasMaria P. DiasAnders MosbechOlivier GilgHallvard StrømJanos C. HennickeSarah WanlessMorten FrederiksenBen LascellesRob Van BemmelenSigne Christensen-dalsgaardCarolina HazinNicholas Per HuffeldtBergur OlsenJohannes KrietschJohannes KrietschMarta Cruz-floresRobert T. BarrettEllen MagnusdottirJannie F. LinnebjergManuel BiscoitoNiels Martin SchmidtTim GuilfordYann KolbeinssonPaulo CatryAna Isabel FagundesRobert A. RonconiThorkell Lindberg ThórarinssonJaime A. RamosJohannes LangTammy E. DaviesMichael P. HarrisEuan DunnMark JessoppRaül RamosVitor H. PaivaFrancis ZinoLoïc BollacheJosé Pedro GranadeiroPeter G. RyanAevar PetersenSveinn Are HanssenFlemming MerkelBenoît SittlerHans-ulrich PeterMark NewellSvein Håkon LorentsenVirginia Morera-pujolPaul M. ThompsonFrancis DauntBørge MoeCarsten EgevangEwan D. WakefieldJóhannis DanielsenJérôme FortApril HeddErpur Snær HansenRobert W. FurnessAna P. B. CarneiroTycho Anker-nilssenIngvar A. SigurðssonOlivier ChastelDavid GrémilletDavid GrémilletIván RamírezHarald SteenVerónica C. NevesMark L. MalloryFilipe R. CeiaJacob González-solísBruna CamposMarguerite TarziaIain J. StenhouseLaura Mcfarlane TranquillaTeresa Militãosubject
0106 biological sciencesmarine protected areaSHEARWATERSSTOPOVERMarine protected area01 natural sciencesBiologging conservationAbundance (ecology)HABITATComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSEcologybiologyPhenologyconservationArea beyond national jurisdictionOVERLAPHotspot (Wi-Fi)Geographyarea beyond national jurisdictionInternational waters[SDE]Environmental SciencesPopulation dataSeabirdMIGRATIONCONSERVATIONQH1-199.5010603 evolutionary biologyEcology and EnvironmentFEEDING ECOLOGYbiologgingbiology.animalparasitic diseasesVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480High seas14. Life underwaterPELAGIC SEABIRDEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsregional seas conventionNature and Landscape ConservationMOVEMENTS010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyfungiGeneral. Including nature conservation geographical distributionPelagic zoneRegional seas conventionFisheryMarine Scienceshigh seasAtlanticMarine protected areaVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480description
The conservation of migratory marine species, including pelagic seabirds, is challenging because their movements span vast distances frequently beyond national jurisdictions. Here, we aim to identify important aggregations of seabirds in the North Atlantic to inform ongoing regional conservation efforts. Using tracking, phenology, and population data, we mapped the abundance and diversity of 21 seabird species. This revealed a major hotspot associated with a discrete area of the subpolar frontal zone, used annually by 2.9–5 million seabirds from ≥56 colonies in the Atlantic: the first time this magnitude of seabird concentrations has been documented in the high seas. The hotspot is temporally stable and amenable to site-based conservation and is under consideration as a marine protected area by the OSPAR Commission. Protection could help mitigate current and future threats facing species in the area. Overall, our approach provides an exemplar data-driven pathway for future conservation efforts on the high seas. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2021-08-02 |