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Courbin, Nicolas; Besnard, Aurelien; Peron, Clara; Saraux, Claire; Fort, Jerome; Perret, Samuel; Tornos, Jeremy; Gremillet, David. |
Spatio-temporally stable prey distributions coupled with individual foraging site fidelity are predicted to favour individual resource specialisation. Conversely, predators coping with dynamic prey distributions should diversify their individual diet and/or shift foraging areas to increase net intake. We studied individual specialisation in Scopoli’s shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) from the highly dynamic Western Mediterranean, using daily prey distributions together with resource selection, site fidelity and trophic-level analyses. As hypothesised, we found dietary diversification, low foraging site fidelity and almost no individual specialisation in resource selection. Crucially, shearwaters switched daily foraging tactics, selecting areas with... |
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Palavras-chave: Behavioural consistency; Calonectris diomedea; Foraging site fidelity; Resource selection; Scopoli's shearwater; Temporal resource dynamic; Western Mediterranean. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00437/54859/56479.pdf |
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Peron, Clara; Gremillet, David; Prudor, Aurelien; Pettex, Emeline; Saraux, Claire; Soriano-redondo, Andrea; Authier, Matthieu; Fort, Jerome. |
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are being established across all marine regions but their validity for the conservation of highly mobile marine vertebrates has been questioned. We tested the hypothesis that French coastal MPAs primarily designed for coastal and benthic biota are also beneficial for the conservation of a pelagic seabird, the Vulnerable yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), an endemic species to the Mediterranean Sea. We used a vast spectrum of electronic devices (GPS, temperature-depth-recorders, satellite transmitters and geolocators) and stable isotopic analyses to study the year-round movements and the trophic status of yelkouan shearwaters from the Hyères archipelago (France). In addition we conducted large-scale ship and aircrafts... |
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Palavras-chave: Aerial surveys; At-sea observations; Biotelemetry; Conservation biogeography; Spatial planning; Stable isotope analysis. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00163/27460/26393.pdf |
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