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 Seabirds and Climate Change Seabirds and Climate Change
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 ID# : 121050
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 Added: 26-Oct-2006
 Updated: 25-Apr-2013
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 Census of Marine Life
 Edward Vanden Berghe
 John Everett
 Frances B. Michaelis
 
 
 
 
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Conservation
 
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax coronatus (Namibia)Seabird conservation concerns include:
  • bycatch (seabird/fisheries interactions),
  • monitoring of seabird populations,
  • seabird restoration following oil spills,
  • establishment of seabird sanctuaries, and
  • endangered species.
In some cases, removal of feral (non-native) predators is required, such as a project to remove rats, Rattus spp from small islands near Adak, Aleutian Islands, Alaska to restore seabird populations and another project to remove introduced arctic foxes, Alopex lagopus.

Population trends of seabirds differ greatly among species and sites so that long term ecological research is required. Researchers are relating seabird productivity and population trends to variations in climate, oceanography, and structure of the marine ecosystem.
Photo title: Cormorant, Phalacrocorax coronatus (Namibia)
Photo credit: FAO Fisheries
 
Seagulls at Waihiki Island, New Zealand
Photo title: Seagulls at Waihiki Island, New Zealand
Photo credit: Julia K Wells
 
Soofi gull, Larus hemprichi (Oman)
Photo title: Soofi gull, Larus hemprichi (Oman)
Photo credit: FAO Fisheries
 
 
 
 
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Professional seabird researchers and managers dedicated to the study and conservation of seabirds Pacific Seabird Group (PSG) Professional seabird researchers and managers dedicated to the study and conser...  
A bird conservation organisation concerned with climate change, agricultural intensification, expansion of urban areas and transport infrastructure, and over-exploitation of our seas. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds A bird conservation organisation concerned with climate change, agricultural in...  
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