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Leakage of plastics and other debris from landfills to a highly protected lake by wintering gulls

Author: Martín Vélez, V., Cano-Povedano, J., Cañuelo-Jurado, B., López-Calderón, C., Céspedes, V., Ros, M., Sánchez, M.I., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Müller, W., Thaxter, C.B., Camphuysen, C.J., Cózar & Green, A.J.

Published: 2024

Accumulation of plastic and waste contamination in the natural environment is a growing problem, but little is known of the role animals play in transporting plastics (a process known as ‘biovectoring ...

01.04.24

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Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration ...

Author: van Bemmelen, R., Moe, B., Schekkerman, H., Hanssen, S.A., Snell, K., Humphreys, L., Mäntylä, E., Hallgrimsson, G.T., Gilg, O., Ehrich, D., Calladine, J., Hammer, S., Harris, S., Lang, J., Vignisson, S., Kolbeinsson, Y., Kimmo, N., Sillanpää, M., Sittler, B., Sokolov, A., Klaassen, R., Phillips, R. & Tulp, I.

Published: 2024

22.03.24

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Recurrence, fidelity and proximity to previously visited sites throughout the annual cycle in a trans-Saharan migrant, the Common ...

Author: Bonaldi, C., Vardanis, Y., Willemoes, M., Hewson, C.M., Atkinson, P.W., Nilsson, J-Å., Klaassen, R.H.G., Strandberg, R., Tøttrup, A.P., Howey, P.W., Alerstam, T. & Thorup, K.

Published: 2024

Satellite-tracked male Cuckoos show higher fidelity to sites used during the breeding season than to sites used at other times of the year.

20.03.24

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Atlantic populations of a declining oceanic seabird have complex migrations and weak migratory connectivity to staging areas

Author: O'Hanlon, N.J., van Bemmelen, R.S.A., Snell, K.R.S., Conway, G.J, Thaxter, C.B., Aiton, H., Aiton, D., Balmer, D.E., Are Hanssen, S., Calladine, J.R., Hammer, S., Harris, S.J., Moe, B., Schekkerman, H., Tulp, I. & Humphreys, E.M.

Published: 2024

Tracking the long-distance migrations of Arctic Skuas from their north-east Atlantic breeding grounds revealed complex migration strategies, with mixing of individuals from different populations at ...

07.03.24

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Challenges in quantifying the responses of Black-legged Kittiwake to habitat variables and local stressors due to individual ...

Author: O’Hanlon, N.J., Thaxter, C.B., Clewley, G.D., Davies, J.G., Humphreys, E.M., Miller, P.I. Pollock, C.J., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Weston, E. & Cook, A.S.C.P.

Published: 2024

Seabird populations face many different challenges, from the impacts of a changing climate through to the risks posed by offshore wind farms. Understanding how environmental conditions influence ...

21.02.24

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