Changes in behaviour drive inter-annual variability in the at-sea distribution of northern gannets

• Published in: Marine biology Vol. 163; no. 7; p. 156
• Main Authors: Warwick-Evans, V., Atkinson‎, P. W., Arnould, J. P. Y., Gauvain, R., Soanes, L., Robinson, L. A., Green, J. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Annual variations; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic birds; behavior change; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Birds; breeding; energy; English Channel; foraging; Foraging behavior; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; home range; Life Sciences; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Marine biology; Microbiology; Morus bassanus; North Atlantic Oscillation; Oceanography; Original Paper; Prey; seabirds; temporal variation; Wind farms; Zoology; English Channel; North Atlantic Oscillation Index; Individual Bird; Trip Duration; North Atlantic Oscillation; Prey Availability

The at-sea distribution of seabirds primarily depends on the distance from their breeding colony, and the abundance, distribution and predictability of their prey, which are subject to strong spatial and temporal variation. Many seabirds have developed flexible foraging strategies to deal with this...