Evidence of colony- and individual-level variation in habitat usage of Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica)

IF 2.1 3区 生物学 Q2 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Marine Biology Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI:10.1007/s00227-024-04502-6
Ian R. Cleasby, Rob Hughes, Barbara J. Morrissey, Sophie Elliott, Fabrice le Bouard, Fritha West, Ellie Owen
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Seabirds are among the most threatened avian taxa. Effective seabird conservation requires an understanding of both seabird distributions and habitat usage. Species distribution models can help identify important areas for protection and manage threats to seabird populations. However, populations of the same species may differ in their response to the environment, reducing the transferability of such models. In addition, individual-level responses to habitat may vary both within and between animal populations. Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) are classed as vulnerable to global extinction and a UK red-listed bird of concern. Consequently, a greater understanding of their at-sea habitat usage is a conservation priority. We used GPS tracking data from four UK Puffin colonies to construct species distribution models and examine colony- and individual-level variation in habitat usage in response to a suite of environmental covariates (chlorophyll-a concentration, sea surface temperature (SST), water depth, seabed slope, current velocity, and SST front gradient). The most consistent colony-level response was a negative association between habitat usage and chlorophyll-a concentration (observed at 3 out of 4 colonies). Responses to other environmental covariates were less consistent across colonies. Among individual variation in foraging range per trip was low, but we observed individual variation in habitat usage in response to almost all environmental covariates examined. Within each colony, we also identified distinct clusters of space-use across different groups of individuals. Different Puffin colonies and individuals are not ecologically equivalent. Therefore, perturbations to the marine environment are likely to have disproportionate effects on certain colonies and/or individuals. Incorporating colony- and individual-level variation will thus be essential for marine conservation efforts.

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大西洋海雀(Fratercula arctica)栖息地利用的群体和个体水平差异证据
海鸟是受威胁最严重的鸟类类群之一。有效地保护海鸟需要了解海鸟的分布和栖息地的使用情况。物种分布模型有助于确定需要保护的重要区域,并管理海鸟种群面临的威胁。然而,同一物种的种群对环境的反应可能不同,这就降低了此类模型的可移植性。此外,在动物种群内部和种群之间,个体对栖息地的反应也可能不同。大西洋海雀(Fratercula arctica)被列为全球濒临灭绝的脆弱物种,也是英国列入红色名录的关注鸟类。因此,更好地了解它们在海上栖息地的使用情况是保护工作的重中之重。我们利用英国四个海雀群落的 GPS 跟踪数据构建了物种分布模型,并研究了群落和个体对一系列环境协变量(叶绿素 a 浓度、海面温度 (SST)、水深、海底坡度、流速和 SST 前沿梯度)的响应对栖息地使用的影响。最一致的群落级响应是栖息地利用率与叶绿素-a 浓度之间的负相关(在 4 个群落中的 3 个群落观察到)。其他环境协变量在不同群落间的响应不太一致。个体间每次觅食范围的差异较小,但我们观察到个体对几乎所有环境协变量的生境利用差异。在每个海雀群中,我们还发现了不同个体群对空间利用的不同分组。不同的海雀群落和个体在生态学上并不等同。因此,海洋环境的扰动很可能对某些群落和/或个体产生不成比例的影响。因此,纳入群落和个体层面的变化对于海洋保护工作至关重要。
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Marine Biology
Marine Biology 生物-海洋与淡水生物学
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4.20
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133
审稿时长
3-6 weeks
期刊介绍: Marine Biology publishes original and internationally significant contributions from all fields of marine biology. Special emphasis is given to articles which promote the understanding of life in the sea, organism-environment interactions, interactions between organisms, and the functioning of the marine biosphere.
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