• Contrasting Spatial and Seasonal Trends of Methylmercury Exposure Pathways of Arctic Seabirds: Combination of Large-Scale Tracking and Stable Isotopic Approaches 

      Renedo, Marina; Amouroux, David; Albert, Céline; Bérail, Sylvain; Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Gavrilo, Maria; Grémillet, David; Helgason, Hálfdán H.; Jakubas, Dariusz; Mosbech, Anders; Strøm, Hallvard; Tessier, Emmanuel; Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Katarzyna; Bustamante, Paco; Fort, Jérôme (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Despite the limited direct anthropogenic mercury (Hg) inputs in the circumpolar Arctic, elevated concentrations of methylmercury (MeHg) are accumulated in Arctic marine biota. However, the MeHg production and bioaccumulation ...
    • Individual migration strategy fidelity but no habitat specialization in two congeneric seabirds 

      Merkel, Benjamin; Descamps, Sebastien; Yoccoz, Nigel; Grémillet, David; Daunt, Francis; Erikstad, Kjell E; Ezhov, Aleksey V.; Harris, Mike P.; Gavrilo, Maria; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Steen, Harald; Systad, Geir Helge Rødli; Þórarinsson, Þorkell Lindberg; Wanless, Sarah; Strøm, Hallvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Abstract Aim: In migratory species, individuals often use fixed and individual-specific migration strategies, which we term individual migration strategy fidelity (IMSF). Our goal was to test if guillemots have flexible ...
    • Inter-annual variation in winter distribution affects individual seabird contamination with mercury 

      Albert, Céline; Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Descamps, Sebastien; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Cherenkov, A.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Danielsen, Johannis; Erikstad, Kjell E.; Gavrilo, Maria; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Helgason, Halfdan Helgi; Jonsson, Jón Einar; Kolbeinsson, Yann; Krasnov, Yuri V.; Langset, Magdalene; Lorentzen, Erlend; Olsen, Bergur; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Strøm, Hallvard; Systad, Geir Helge Rødli; Tertitski, G.; Thompson, P.M; Thórarinsson, Torkell Lindberg; Bustamante, P.; Moe, Børge; Fort, Jérôme (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Migratory seabirds are exposed to various pollutants throughout their annual cycle. Among them, mercury (Hg) is of particular concern given its large impact on animal health. Recent studies suggest that winter is a critical ...
    • Multi-colony tracking of two pelagic seabirds with contrasting flight capability illustrates how windscapes shape migratory movements at an ocean-basin scale 

      Amelineau, Francoise; Tarroux, Arnaud; Lacombe, Simon; Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Descamps, Sebastien; Ekker, Morten; Fauchald, Per; Johansen, Malin; Moe, Børge; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Bogdanova, Maria I.; Bringsvor, Ingar S.; Chastel, Olivier; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Daunt, Francis; Dehnhard, Nina; Erikstad, Kjell E.; Ezhov, Aleksey; Gavrilo, Maria; Hansen, Erpur S.; Harris, Mike P.; Helgason, Halfdan Helgi; Langset, Magdalene; Léandri-Breton, Don-Jean; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Merkel, Benjamin; Newell, Mark; Olsen, Bergur; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Systad, Geir Helge Rødli; Thorarinsson, Thorkell L.; Åström, Jens; Strøm, Hallvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Migration is a common trait among many animals allowing the exploitation of spatiotemporally variable resources. It often implies high energetic costs to cover large distances, for example between breeding and wintering ...
    • North Atlantic winter cyclones starve seabirds 

      Clairbaux, Manon; Mathewson, Paul; Porter, Warren; Fort, Jérôme; Strøm, Hallvard; Moe, Børge; Fauchald, Per; Descamps, Sebastien; Helgason, Halfdan Helgi; Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Merkel, Benjamin; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Bringsvor, Ingar Støyle; Chastel, Olivier; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Danielsen, Jóhannis; Daunt, Francis; Dehnhard, Nina; Erikstad, Kjell E.; Ezhov, Alexey V.; Gavrilo, Maria; Krasnov, Yuri V.; Langset, Magdalene; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Newell, Mark; Olsen, Bergur; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Systad, Geir Helge Rødli; Thórarinsson, Thorkell L; Baran, Mark; Diamond, Tony; Fayet, Annette L.; Fitzsimmons, Michelle G.; Frederiksen, Morten; Gilchrist, Hugh G.; Guilford, Tim; Huffeldt, Nicholas P.; Jessopp, Mark; Johansen, Kasper L.; Kouwenberg, Amy-Lee; Linnebjerg, Jannie F.; Major, Heather L.; Tranquilla, Laura McFarlane; Mallory, Mark; Merkel, Flemming R.; Montevecchi, William A.; Mosbech, Anders; Petersen, Aevar; Grémillet, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Each winter, the North Atlantic Ocean is the stage for numerous cyclones, the most severe ones leading to seabird mass-mortality events called ‘‘winter wrecks.’’ During these, thousands of emaciated seabird carcasses are ...
    • Seasonal variation of mercury contamination in Arctic seabirds: A pan-Arctic assessment 

      Albert, Céline; Helgason, Halfdan Helgi; Brault-Favrou, Maud; Robertson, Gregory J.; Descamps, Sebastien; Amélineau, Françoise; Danielsen, Jóhannis; Dietz, Rune; Elliott, Kyle; Erikstad, Kjell E.; Eulaers, Igor; Ezhov, Alexey V.; Fitzsimmo, Michelle G.; Gavrilo, Maria; Golubova, Elena; Grémillet, David; Hatch, Scott; Huffeldt, Nicholas P.; Jakubas, Dariusz; Kitaysky, Alexander S.; Kolbeinsson, Yann; Krasnov, Yuri V.; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon; Lorentzen, Erlend; Mallory, Mark L.; Merkel, Benjamin; Merkel, Flemming Ravn; Montevecchi, William A.; Mosbech, Anders; Olsen, Bergur; Orben, Rachael A.; Patterson, Allison; Provencher, Jennifer; Plumejeaud, Christine; Pratte, Isabeau; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Renner, Heather M.; Rojek, Nora; Romano, Marco; Strøm, Hallvard; Systad, Geir Helge Rødli; Takahashi, Akinori; Thiebot, Jean-Baptiste; Thórarinsson, Thorkell Lindberg; Will, Alexis P.; Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Katarzyna; Bustamante, Paco; Fort, Jérôme (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Mercury (Hg) is a natural trace element found in high concentrations in top predators, including Arctic seabirds. Most current knowledge about Hg concentrations in Arctic seabirds relates to exposure during the summer ...