An interspecific foraging association with polar bears increases foraging opportunities for avian predators in a declining Arctic seabird colony

Autor: Andrew F. Barnas, Cassandra A. B. Simone, Erica A. Geldart, Oliver P. Love, Patrick M. Jagielski, H. Grant Gilchrist, Evan S. Richardson, Cody J. Dey, Christina A. D. Semeniuk
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Ecology and Evolution, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-7758
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11012
Popis: Abstract Interspecific foraging associations (IFAs) are biological interactions where two or more species forage in association with each other. Climate‐induced reductions in Arctic sea ice have increased polar bear (Ursus maritimus) foraging in seabird colonies, which creates foraging opportunities for avian predators. We used drone video of bears foraging within a common eider (Somateria mollissima) colony on East Bay Island (Nunavut, Canada) in 2017 to investigate herring gull (Larus argentatus) foraging in association with bears. We recorded nest visitation by gulls following n = 193 eider flushing events from nests during incubation. The probability of gulls visiting eider nests increased with higher number of gulls present (β = 0.14 ± 0.03 [SE], p
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