Happy feet in a hostile world? The future of penguins depends on proactive management of current and expected threats

Y Ropert-Coudert, A Chiaradia, D Ainley… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Penguins face a wide range of threats. Most observed population changes have been
negative and have happened over the last 60 years. Today, populations of 11 penguin …

Subcontinental heat wave triggers terrestrial and marine, multi-taxa responses

KX Ruthrof, DD Breshears, JB Fontaine, RH Froend… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Heat waves have profoundly impacted biota globally over the past decade, especially where
their ecological impacts are rapid, diverse, and broad-scale. Although usually considered in …

Impacts of marine heatwaves may be mediated by seabird life history strategies

EJ Woehler, AJ Hobday - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2023 - int-res.com
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are periods of anomalously warm water associated with
changes in ocean structure, based on the horizontal advection of water masses and …

Indirect legacy effects of an extreme climatic event on a marine megafaunal community

R Nowicki, M Heithaus, J Thomson… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
While extreme climatic events (ECE s) are predicted to become more frequent, reliably
predicting their impacts on consumers remains challenging, particularly for large consumers …

High sea surface temperatures driven by a strengthening current reduce foraging success by penguins

G Carroll, JD Everett, R Harcourt, D Slip, I Jonsen - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The world's oceans are undergoing rapid, regionally specific warming. Strengthening
western boundary currents play a role in this phenomenon, with sea surface temperatures …

The field metabolic rate, water turnover, and feeding and drinking behavior of a small avian desert granivore during a summer heatwave

CE Cooper, PC Withers, LL Hurley… - Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Global environmental change is leading to an increase in the frequency, intensity, and
duration of extreme weather events, so effective environmental management requires an …

Supervised accelerometry analysis can identify prey capture by penguins at sea

G Carroll, D Slip, I Jonsen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Determining where, when and how much animals eat is fundamental to understanding their
ecology. We developed a technique to identify a prey capture signature for little penguins …

Predicting the distribution of foraging seabirds during a period of heightened environmental variability

R Evans, MA Lea, MA Hindell - Ecological Applications, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying the links between the marine environment, prey occurrence, and predator
distribution is the first step towards identifying areas of biological importance for marine …

Marine heatwaves affect breeding, diet and population size but not body condition of a range-edge little penguin colony

BL Cannell, WL Kendall, JA Tyne, M Bunce… - Marine Ecology …, 2024 - int-res.com
Significant marine heatwaves (MHWs) developed along the Western Australian coast in
1999 and 2011. Despite ecosystem losses and the southwards occurrence of many tropical …

Influence of environmental conditions on foraging behaviour and its consequences on reproductive performance in little penguins

M Berlincourt, JPY Arnould - Marine biology, 2015 - Springer
During the breeding season, seabirds are central place foragers and have to adapt their
foraging behaviour in response to environmental variation to maximize efficiency and …