• A probabilistic algorithm to process geolocation data 

      Merkel, Benjamin; Phillips, Richard A.; Descamps, Sébastien; Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles; Moe, Børge; Strøm, Hallvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: The use of light level loggers (geolocators) to understand movements and distributions in terrestrial and marine vertebrates, particularly during the non-breeding period, has increased dramatically in recent ...
    • Arctic-breeding seabirds’ hotspots in space and time - A methodological framework for year-round modelling of environmental niche and abundance using light-logger data 

      Fauchald, Per; Tarroux, Arnaud; Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Descamps, Sebastien; Ekker, Morten; Helgason, Hálfdán Helgi; Merkel, Benjamin; Moe, Børge; Åström, Jens; Strøm, Hallvard (NINA Rapport;1657, Research report, 2019)
      Fauchald, P., Tarroux, A., Bråthen, V. S., Descamps, S., Ekker, M., Helgason, H. H., Merkel, B., Moe, B., Åström, J., Strøm, H. 2019. Arctic-breeding seabirds’ hotspots in space and time -a methodological framework for ...
    • An automated procedure (v2.0) to obtain positions from light-level geolocators in large-scale tracking of seabirds. A method description for the SEATRACK project 

      Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Moe, Børge; Amélineau, Françoise; Ekker, Morten; Fauchald, Per; Helgason, Hálfdán Helgi; Johansen, Malin Kjellstadli; Merkel, Benjamin; Tarroux, Arnaud; Åström, Jens; Strøm, Hallvard (NINA Report;1893, Research report, 2021)
      Bråthen, V.S., Moe, B., Amélineau, F., Ekker, M., Fauchald, P.,Helgason, H.H., Johansen, M. K., Merkel, B., Tarroux, A., Åström, J. & Strøm, H. 2021. An automated procedure (v2.0) to obtain positions from light-level ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...