Research priorities for seabirds: improving conservation and management in the 21st century

Lewison, R.; Oro, D.; Godley, B.J.; Underhill, L.; Bearhop, S.; Wilson, R.P.; Ainley, D.; Arcos, J.M.; Boersma, P.D.; Borboroglu, P.G.; Boulinier, T.; Frederiksen, M.; Genovart, M.; Gonzalez-Solis, J.; Green, J.A.; Gremillet, D.; Hamer, K.C.; Hilton, G.M.; Hyrenbach, K.D.; Martinez-Abrain, A.; Montevecchi, W.A.; Phillips, R.A.; Ryan, P.G.; Sagar, P.; Sydeman, W.J.; Wanless, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2788-4606; Watanuki, Y.; Weimerskirch, H.; Yorio, P.. 2012 Research priorities for seabirds: improving conservation and management in the 21st century. Endangered Species Research, 17 (2). 93-121. 10.3354/esr00419

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Seabirds are facing a growing number of threats in both terrestrial and marine habitats, and many populations have experienced dramatic changes over past decades. Years of seabird research have improved our understanding of seabird populations and provided a broader understanding of marine ecological processes. In an effort to encourage future research and guide seabird conservation science, seabird researchers from 9 nations identified the 20 highest priority research questions and organized these into 6 general categories: (1) population dynamics, (2) spatial ecology, (3) tropho-dynamics, (4) fisheries interactions, (5) response to global change, and (6) management of anthropogenic impacts (focusing on invasive species, contaminants and protected areas). For each category, we provide an assessment of the current approaches, challenges and future directions. While this is not an exhaustive list of all research needed to address the myriad conservation challenges seabirds face, the results of this effort represent an important synthesis of current expert opinion across sub-disciplines within seabird ecology. As this synthesis highlights, research, in conjunction with direct management, education, and community engagement, can play an important role in facilitating the conservation and management of seabird populations and of the ocean ecosystems on which they and we depend.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.3354/esr00419
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 1 - Observations, Patterns, and Predictions for Biodiversity > BD - 1.4 - Quantify and model interactions to determine impacts ... BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Ecosystems
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	UKCEH Fellows Watt
ISSN:	1863-5407
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access article - click on Official URL link for full text
Additional Keywords:	seabird conservation, research priorities, population dynamics, threats, fisheries interactions, tropho-dynamics, climate change, spatial ecology
NORA Subject Terms:	Marine Sciences Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	09 May 2012 15:34 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17983

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