Ecological segregation in space, time and trophic niche of sympatric planktivorous petrels

J Navarro, SC Votier, J Aguzzi, JJ Chiesa, MG Forero… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The principle of competitive exclusion postulates that ecologically-similar species are
expected to partition their use of resources, leading to niche divergence. The most likely …

Niche partitioning and the role of intraspecific niche variation in structuring a guild of generalist anurans

CS Cloyed, PK Eason - Royal Society open science, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Intra-population niche differences in generalist foragers have captured the interest of
ecologists, because such individuality can have important ecological and evolutionary …

Plastic ingestion by fulmars and shearwaters at Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

AL Bond, JF Provencher, PY Daoust, ZN Lucas - Marine pollution bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is widespread in the marine environment, and plastic ingestion by seabirds
is now widely reported for dozens of species. Beached Northern Fulmars, Great …

Foraging plasticity in a pelagic seabird species along a marine productivity gradient

VH Paiva, P Geraldes, I Ramírez, A Meirinho… - Marine Ecology …, 2010 - int-res.com
The foraging plasticity in a pelagic seabird species, Cory's shearwater Calonectris
diomedea, was compared during incubation and chick-rearing among 7 different breeding …

How fishing intensity affects the spatial and trophic ecology of two gull species breeding in sympatry

DM Matos, JA Ramos, JG Calado… - ICES Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Fisheries produce large quantities of discards, an important resource for scavenging
seabirds. However, a policy reform banning discards, which is soon to be implemented …

Oceanographic characteristics of areas used by Cory's shearwaters during short and long foraging trips in the North Atlantic

VH Paiva, P Geraldes, I Ramírez, A Meirinho, S Garthe… - Marine Biology, 2010 - Springer
Many breeding seabird species are central-place foragers and constrained to find
productive prey patches within their foraging ranges. We assessed how different populations …

Using globally threatened pelagic birds to identify priority sites for marine conservation in the South Atlantic Ocean

MP Dias, S Oppel, AL Bond, APB Carneiro… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Convention on Biological Diversity aspires to designate 10% of the global
oceans as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), but so far, few MPAs protect pelagic species in …

Sympatric breeding auks shift between dietary and spatial resource partitioning across the annual cycle

JF Linnebjerg, J Fort, T Guilford, A Reuleaux… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
When species competing for the same resources coexist, some segregation in the way they
utilize those resources is expected. However, little is known about how closely related …

Linking dietary shifts and reproductive failure in seabirds: a stable isotope approach

ND Kowalczyk, A Chiaradia, TJ Preston… - Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Diet‐related breeding failure in seabirds has been attributed to declines in key prey
abundance, the quality of prey and overall prey availability. However, identifying which …

Using long‐term data series to design adequate protected areas that ensure the conservation of inconspicuous small petrel species

A De la Cruz, JM Pereira, VH Paiva… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used tools for conservation and management.
Their correct delimitation is challenging, especially when the target species are small …