Authors
Ana PB Carneiro, Elizabeth J Pearmain, Steffen Oppel, Thomas A Clay, Richard A Phillips, Anne‐Sophie Bonnet‐Lebrun, Ross M Wanless, Edward Abraham, Yvan Richard, Joel Rice, Jonathan Handley, Tammy E Davies, Ben J Dilley, Peter G Ryan, Cleo Small, Javier Arata, John PY Arnould, Elizabeth Bell, Leandro Bugoni, Letizia Campioni, Paulo Catry, Jaimie Cleeland, Lorna Deppe, Graeme Elliott, Amanda Freeman, Jacob González‐Solís, José Pedro Granadeiro, David Grémillet, Todd J Landers, Azwianewi Makhado, Deon Nel, David G Nicholls, Kalinka Rexer‐Huber, Christopher JR Robertson, Paul M Sagar, Paul Scofield, Jean‐Claude Stahl, Andrew Stanworth, Kim L Stevens, Philip N Trathan, David R Thompson, Leigh Torres, Kath Walker, Susan M Waugh, Henri Weimerskirch, Maria P Dias
Publication date
2020/3
Journal
Journal of Applied Ecology
Volume
57
Issue
3
Pages
514-525
Description
- The identification of geographic areas where the densities of animals are highest across their annual cycles is a crucial step in conservation planning. In marine environments, however, it can be particularly difficult to map the distribution of species, and the methods used are usually biased towards adults, neglecting the distribution of other life‐history stages even though they can represent a substantial proportion of the total population.
- Here we develop a methodological framework for estimating population‐level density distributions of seabirds, integrating tracking data across the main life‐history stages (adult breeders and non‐breeders, juveniles and immatures). We incorporate demographic information (adult and juvenile/immature survival, breeding frequency and success, age at first breeding) and phenological data (average timing of breeding and migration) to weight distribution maps according to the …
Scholar articles
APB Carneiro, EJ Pearmain, S Oppel, TA Clay… - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020