The study was carried out in a natural population of black-legged kittiwakes nesting on an abandoned US Air Force tower on Middleton Island, Gulf of Alaska, USA (59° 26’ N, 146° 20’ W). The nest sites created on the upper part of the tower can be observed from inside through sli...
Ascension Islandbio‐indicatorscarbon‐13marine ecosystem functionnitrogen‐15Onychoprion fuscatussooty ternSouth Atlanticstable isotopeIn the face of accelerating ecological change to the world's oceans, seabirds are some of the best bio‐indicators of marine ecosystem function. However, unravelling ...
Lessons from the Tōhoku tsunami: A model for island avifauna conservation prioritization Earthquake-generated tsunamis threaten coastal areas and low-lying islands with sudden flooding. Although human hazards and infrastructure damage have been... MH Reynolds,P Berkowitz,JL Klavitter,... - 《Ecology...
We also thank Phillip Island Nature Parks for their continued support, in particular Peter Dann, Marcus Salton, Leanne Renwick and Paula Wasiak. The Australian Academy of Science has been a great supporter to this collaborative work. AM was financially supported by the Japan Society for the Pro...
Here, we evaluated whetherIxodes uriae, a widespread seabird tick, can cause a decrease in growth parameters (body mass, bill length and growth rates) and survival of chicks of a colonially seabird, the black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) breeding on New Island (West Falkland)....