• Assessing incidental bycatch of seabirds in Norwegian coastal commercial fisheries: Empirical and methodological lessons 

      Fangel, Kirstin; Aas, Øystein; Vølstad, Jon Helge; Bærum, Kim Magnus; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Nedreaas, Kjell Harald; Overvik, Modolf; Wold, Line Camilla; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      With diminishing seabird populations and little knowledge on incidental bycatch in fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic, this study aimed to screen seabird bycatch in Norwegian coastal fisheries in 2009. The purpose was ...
    • Boat disturbance effects on moulting common eiders Somateria mollissima 

      Dehnhard, Nina; Skei, Jørgen; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; May, Roelof Frans; Halley, Duncan John; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Ship and boat traffic are increasing sources of disturbance to marine wildlife. During moult, sea ducks are flightless and rely on productive and shallow feeding areas. However, this period coincides with the peak of the ...
    • Circumpolar dynamics of a marine top-predator track ocean warming rates. 

      Descamps, Sebastian; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Barrett, Robert T; Irons, D; Merkel, Flemming; Robertson, Gregory J.; Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles; Mallory, Mark L; Montevecchi, William A.; Boertmann, D.; Artukhin, Yuri; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Erikstad, Kjell E; Gilchrist, H. Grant; Labansen, Aili; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon; Mosbech, Anders; Olsen, Bergur; Petersen, Aevar; Rail, Jean-Francois; Renner, Heather M.; Strøm, H.; Systad, Geir Helge; Wilhelm, Sabina I.; Zelenskaya, Larisa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Global warming is a nonlinear process, and temperature may increase in a stepwise manner. Periods of abrupt warming can trigger persistent changes in the state of ecosystems, also called regime shifts. The responses of ...
    • Diverging phenological responses of Arctic seabirds to an earlier spring 

      Descamps, Sébastien; Ramírez, Francisco; Benjaminsen, Sigurd; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Barrett, Robert; Burr, Zofia; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Erikstad, Kjell-Einar; Irons, David B.; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Mallory, Mark L.; Robertson, Gregory J.; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Strøm, Hallvard; Varpe, Øystein; Lavergne, Sébastien (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The timing of annual events such as reproduction is a critical component of how free‐living organisms respond to ongoing climate change. This may be especially true in the Arctic, which is disproportionally impacted by ...
    • Foraging behaviour of black guillemots at three Norwegian sites during the breeding season 

      Dehnhard, Nina; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Johnston, Daniel; Masden, Elizabeth A.; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The intensifcation of coastal development poses potential threats for coastal seabirds, and understanding their habitat use is a key factor to guide conservation and management. In sub-arctic areas, black guillemots (Cepphus ...
    • Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds 

      Keogan, Katharine; Daunt, Francis; Wanless, Sarah; Phillips, Richard A.; Walling, Craig A.; Agnew, Philippa; Ainley, David G.; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Ballard, Grant; Barrett, Robert T; Barton, Kerry J.; Bech, Claus; Becker, Peter; Berglund, Per-Arvid; Bollache, Loïc; Bond, Alexander L.; Bouwhuis, Sandra; Bradley, Russell W.; Burr, Zofia; Camphuysen, Kees; Catry, Paulo; Chiaradia, Andre; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Cuthbert, Richard; Dehnhard, Nina; Descamps, Sébastien; Diamond, Tony; Divoky, George; Drummond, Hugh; Dugger, Katie M.; Dunn, Michael J.; Emmerson, Louise; Erikstad, Kjell Einar; Fort, Jérôme; Fraser, William; Genovart, Meritxell; Gilg, Olivier; González-Solís, Jacob; Granadeiro, José Pedro; Grémillet, David; Hansen, Jannik; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Harris, Mike; Hedd, April; Hinke, Jefferson; Igual, José Manuel; Jahncke, Jaime; Jones, Ian; Kappes, Peter J.; Lang, Johannes; Langset, Magdalene; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon; Moe, Børge; Reiertsen, Tone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Reproductive timing in many taxa plays a key role in determining breeding productivity1, and is often sensitive to climatic conditions2. Current climate change may alter the timing of breeding at different rates across ...
    • High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus): Global spread, clinical signs and demographic consequences 

      Lane, Jude V.; Jeglinski, Jana W.E.; Avery-Gomm, Stephanie; Ballstaedt, Elmar; Banyard, Ashley C.; Barychka, Tatsiana; Brown, Ian H.; Brugger, Brigitte; Burt, Tori V.; Careen, Noah; Castenschiold, Johan H.F.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Clifford, Shannon; Collins, Sydney M.; Cunningham, Emma; Danielsen, Jóhannis; Daunt, Francis; D'entremont, Kyle J.N.; Doiron, Parker; Duffy, Steven; English, Matthew D.; Falchieri, Marco; Giacinti, Jolene; Gjerset, Britt; Granstad, Silje; Grémillet, David; Guillemette, Magella; Hallgrímsson, Gunnar T.; Hamer, Keith C.; Hammer, Sjúrður; Harrison, Katherine; Hart, Justin D.; Hatsell, Ciaran; Humpidge, Richard; James, Joe; Jenkinson, Audrey; Jessopp, Mark; Jones, Megan E.B.; Lair, Stéphane; Lewis, Thomas; Malinowska, Alexandra A.; McCluskie, Aly; McPhail, Gretchen; Moe, Børge; Montevecchi, William A.; Morgan, Greg; Nichol, Caroline; Nisbet, Craig; Olsen, Bergur; Provencher, Jennifer; Provost, Pascal; Purdie, Alex; Rail, Jean-François; Robertson, Greg; Seyer, Yannick; Sheddan, Maggie; Soos, Catherine; Stephens, Nia; Strøm, Hallvard; Svansson, Vilhjálmur; Tierney, T. David; Tyler, Glen; Wade, Tom; Wanless, Sarah; Ward, Christopher R.E.; Wilhelm, Sabina I.; Wischnewski, Saskia; Wright, Lucy J.; Zonfrillo, Bernie; Matthiopoulos, Jason; Votier, Stephen C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      During 2021 and 2022 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) killed thousands of wild birds across Europe and North America, suggesting a change in infection dynamics and a shift to new hosts, including seabirds. Northern ...
    • 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 ...
    • Later at higher latitudes: large-scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity 

      Burr, Zofia M.; Varpe, Øystein; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Erikstad, Kjell E; Descamps, Sébastien; Barrett, Robert T; Bech, Claus; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Moe, Børge; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Strøm, Hallvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      In seasonal environments, organisms are expected to optimally schedule reproduction within an annual range of environmental conditions. Latitudinal gradients generate a range of seasonality to which we can expect adaptations ...
    • 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 ...
    • Multi-colony tracking reveals spatio-temporal variation in carry-over effects between breeding success and winter movements in a pelagic seabird 

      Bogdanova, Maria I.; Butler, Adam; Wanless, Sarah; Moe, Børge; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Frederiksen, Morten; Boulinier, Thierry; Chivers, Lorraine S.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Descamps, Sébastien; Harris, Michael P.; Newell, Mark; Olsen, Bergur; Phillips, Richard A.; Shaw, Deryk; Steen, Harald; Strøm, Hallvard; Thórarinsson, Thorkell L; Daunt, Francis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Carry-over effects, whereby events in one season have consequences in subsequent seasons, have important demographic implications. Although most studies examine carry-over effects across 2 seasons in single populations, ...
    • 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 ...
    • Offshore oil rigs – a breeding refuge for Norwegian Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla? 

      Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Langset, Magdalene; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In recent decades, the population of Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla has declined substantially in most parts of the North Atlantic. Concurrently, there has been an increased urbanisation of the species, with ...
    • Predicting Foraging Habitat of European Shags - A Multi-Year and Multi-Colony Tracking Approach to Identify Important Areas for Marine Conservation 

      Dehnhard, Nina; Mattisson, Jenny; Tarroux, Arnaud; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Human activity in the coastal zone is increasing worldwide, putting a number of seabird species under pressure. Norway is no exception to this development, and with > 35% of the NE Atlantic population of the currently ...
    • Prevailing weather conditions and dietcomposition affect chick growth and survival in the black-legged kittiwake 

      Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; May, Roelof Frans; Barrett, Robert; Langset, Magdalene; Sandercock, Brett; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      To identify priorities for management of seabirds during the breeding season, it is important to understand the ecological mechanisms driving chick growth and survival. In this study, we examined the effects of diet and ...
    • Reproductive success in the European shag is linked to annual variation in diet and foraging trip metrics 

      Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Mattisson, Jenny; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe (Journal article, 2019)
      Seabird populations have declined worldwide, and several of the potential threats are of anthropogenic origin. To understand how changes in seabird populations relate to environmental conditions it is important to know the ...
    • Seabird beachcast events associated with bycatch in the Norwegian purse seine fishery 

      Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Ytrehus, Bjørnar; Langset, Magdalene; Wiig, Jørgen Ree; Bærum, Kim Magnus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Beachcast events, where a large number of seabird carcasses drift ashore, occur with irregular intervals. These events are due to specific situations where mass mortality of seabirds have occurred. Disentangling the cause ...
    • Sharing the neighbourhood: assessing the impact of kelp harvest on foraging behaviour of the European shag 

      Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Mattisson, Jenny; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Coastal kelp forest ecosystems create dynamic and productive habitats, supporting a wide range of epiphytic flora, invertebrates, fish and seabirds. Worldwide, kelp is harvested commercially, affecting kelp-associated ...
    • Taking a trip to the shelf: Behavioral decisions are mediated by the proximity to foraging habitats in the black-legged kittiwake 

      Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; May, Roelof Frans; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      For marine top predators like seabirds, the oceans represent a multitude of habitats regarding oceanographic conditions and food availability. Worldwide, these marine habitats are being altered by changes in climate and ...
    • Variation and correlation in the timing of breeding of North Atlantic seabirds across multiple scales 

      Keogan, Katharine; Daunt, Francis; Wanless, Sarah; Phillips, Richard A.; Alvarez, David; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Barrett, Robert; Bech, Claus; Becker, Peter H.; Berglund, Per-Arvid; Bouwhuis, Sandra; Burr, Zofia M.; Chastel, Olivier; Christensen-Dalsgaard, S*; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Descamps, Sebastien; Diamond, Tony; Elliott, Kyle; Erikstad, Kjell E.; Harris, Mike; Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas; Heubeck, Martin; Kress, Stephen W.; Langset, Magdalene; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Major, Heather L.; Mallory, Mark; Mellor, Mick; Miles, Will T.S.; Moe, Børge; Mostello, Carolyn; Newell, Mark; Nisbet, Ian; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Rock, Jennifer; Shannon, Paula; Varpe, Øystein; Lewis, Sue; Phillimore, Albert B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      1. Timing of breeding, an important driver of fitness in many populations, is widely studied in the context of global change, yet despite considerable efforts to identify environmental drivers of seabird nesting phenology, ...