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dc.contributor.authorLieber, L
dc.contributor.authorFüchtencordsjürgen, C
dc.contributor.authorHilder, RL
dc.contributor.authorRevering, PJ
dc.contributor.authorSiekmann, I
dc.contributor.authorLangrock, R
dc.contributor.authorNimmo‐Smith, WAM
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-13T17:59:40Z
dc.date.available2022-11-13T17:59:40Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-08
dc.identifier.issn2378-2242
dc.identifier.issn2378-2242
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/19963
dc.description.abstract

Marine predator foraging opportunities are often driven by dynamic physical processes enhancing prey accessibility. Surface slicks are ubiquitous yet ephemeral ocean features where convergent flows accumulate flotsam, concentrating marine organisms and pollutants. Slicks can manifest on the sea surface as meandering lines and seabirds often associate with slicks. Yet, how slicks may influence the fine-scale foraging behavior of seabirds is only coarsely resolved. Here we show that seabirds selectively forage in small-scale slicks. We used aerial drone technology to track surface-foraging terns (Sternidae, 107 tracks) over evolving slicks advected by the mean flow and reshaped by localized turbulence at scales of meters and seconds. Terns were more likely to switch into high-tortuosity foraging behavior when over slicks, with plunge-dive events occurring significantly more often within slicks. As we demonstrate that terns select dynamic slicks for foraging, our approach will also lend itself to interaction studies with pollutants, plumes, and fronts.

dc.format.extent286-294
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.titleSelective foraging behavior of seabirds in small‐scale slicks
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeLetter
dc.typeJournal
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plymouth.issue2
plymouth.volume8
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalLimnology and Oceanography Letters
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/lol2.10289
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/PRIMaRE Publications
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA07 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role/Academics
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-10-20
dc.rights.embargodate2022-11-15
dc.identifier.eissn2378-2242
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1002/lol2.10289
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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