The importance of oceanographic fronts to marine birds and mammals of the southern oceans

CA Bost, C Cotté, F Bailleul, Y Cherel… - Journal of Marine …, 2009‏ - Elsevier
During the last 30 years, at-sea studies of seabirds and marine mammals in the oceans
south of the Subtropical Front have described an association with major frontal areas. More …

Spatial ecology and conservation of seabirds facing global climate change: a review

D Grémillet, T Boulinier - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2009‏ - int-res.com
In this review we detail the impact of climate change on marine productivity, on marine
environmental stochasticity and cyclicity, and on the spatio-temporal match–mismatch of …

Patterns and processes in the California Current System

DM Checkley Jr, JA Barth - Progress in Oceanography, 2009‏ - Elsevier
The California Current System (CCS) is forced by the distribution of atmospheric pressure
and associated winds in relation to the west coast of North America. In this paper, we begin …

Oceanographic drivers of marine mammal and seabird habitat-use across shelf-seas: a guide to key features and recommendations for future research and …

SL Cox, CB Embling, PJ Hosegood, SC Votier… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Mid-latitude (∼ 30-60°) seasonally stratifying shelf-seas support a high abundance
and diversity of marine predators such as marine mammals and seabirds. However …

Cetacean distributions relative to ocean processes in the northern California Current System

CT Tynan, DG Ainley, JA Barth, TJ Cowles… - Deep Sea Research …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
Associations between cetacean distributions, oceanographic features, and bioacoustic
backscatter were examined during two process cruises in the northern California Current …

Essential krill species habitat resolved by seasonal upwelling and ocean circulation models within the large marine ecosystem of the California Current System

MA Cimino, JA Santora, I Schroeder, W Sydeman… - …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Due to their global distribution, high biomass and energy content, euphausiids (krill) are
important prey for many mid and upper trophic level marine organisms. Understanding …

Top-down and bottom-up factors affecting seabird population trends in the California current system (1985–2006)

DG Ainley, KD Hyrenbach - Progress in Oceanography, 2010‏ - Elsevier
To characterize the environmental factors affecting seabird population trends in the central
portion of the California current system (CCS), we analyzed standardized vessel-based …

Modelling and map** resource overlap between seabirds and fisheries on a global scale: a preliminary assessment

VS Karpouzi, R Watson, D Pauly - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2007‏ - int-res.com
Coexistence of foraging seabirds and operating fisheries may result in interactions such as
competition for the same prey resources. We used GIS-based modelling at a scale of 0.5× …

Seasonal spatial patterns in seabird and marine mammal distribution in the eastern Chukchi and western Beaufort seas: Identifying biologically important pelagic …

KJ Kuletz, MC Ferguson, B Hurley, AE Gall… - Progress in …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Chukchi and Beaufort seas are undergoing rapid climate change and
increased human activity. Conservation efforts for upper trophic level predators such as …

Marine ecosystems and global change

M Barange - 2010‏ - books.google.com
Global environmental change (including climate change, biodiversity loss, changes in
hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and intensive exploitation of natural resources) is …