Seabird Trophic Position Across Three Ocean Regions Tracks Ecosystem Differences

Autor: Tyler O. Gagné, K. David Hyrenbach, Molly E. Hagemann, Oron L. Bass, Stuart L. Pimm, Mark MacDonald, Brian Peck, Kyle S. Van Houtan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 5 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-7745
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00317
Popis: We analyze recently collected feather tissues from two species of seabirds, the sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) and brown noddy (Anous stolidus), in three ocean regions (North Atlantic, North Pacific, and South Pacific) with different human impacts. The species are similar morphologically and in the trophic levels from which they feed within each location. In contrast, we detect reliable differences in trophic position amongst the regions. Trophic position appears to decline as the intensity of commercial fishing increases, and is at its lowest in the Caribbean. The spatial gradient in trophic position we document in these regions exceeds those detected over specimens from the last 130 years in the Hawaiian Islands. Modeling suggests that climate velocity and human impacts on fish populations strongly align with these differences.
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