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Peschko V, Mendel B, Müller S, Markones N, Mercker M, Garthe S. Effects of offshore windfarms on seabird abundance: Strong effects in spring and in the breeding season. Mar Environ Res 2020; 162:105157. [PMID: 33080559 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The increasing development of offshore wind farms (OWFs) worldwide leads to possible conflicts with the ecological requirements of top predators that largely depend on offshore areas. Seabird species exhibit different behavioural reactions to OWFs, ranging from avoidance resulting in habitat loss, to attraction causing an increased risk of colliding with the turbines. We investigated how OWFs affected the densities and distributions of guillemots and kittiwakes breeding in the southern North Sea and if the effects varied among seasons using a 'before-after control impact' (BACI) analysis approach based on a large-scale and long-term dataset covering 14 years before and 3 years after the construction of OWFs. Guillemot relative density in the OWF decreased by 63% in spring, and by 44% in the breeding season. Kittiwake relative density in the OWF decreased by 45% in the breeding season, and not significantly by 10% in spring. We furthermore estimated the response radii to the OWF for both species and seasons, finding that guillemots showed a response radius of ~9 km in spring and kittiwakes a radius of ~20 km in the breeding season. The results underline the value of large-scale and long-term assessments considering seasonal variation throughout the yearly cycle. The here provided information on the seasonally different reactions of seabirds to OWFs adds substantially to our current knowledge and provides the necessary basis for reliable estimations of OWF effects on guillemots and kittiwakes. Such evaluations are urgently needed for future planning and management recommendations to decision-makers.
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- Verena Peschko
- Research and Technology Centre (FTZ), University of Kiel, Hafentörn 1, 25761 Büsum, Germany.
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- Research and Technology Centre (FTZ), University of Kiel, Hafentörn 1, 25761 Büsum, Germany
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- Research and Technology Centre (FTZ), University of Kiel, Hafentörn 1, 25761 Büsum, Germany
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- Research and Technology Centre (FTZ), University of Kiel, Hafentörn 1, 25761 Büsum, Germany
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- Bionum GmbH - Consulting in Statistical Ecology & Biostatistics, Finkenwerder Norderdeich 15a, 21129 Hamburg, Germany
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- Research and Technology Centre (FTZ), University of Kiel, Hafentörn 1, 25761 Büsum, Germany
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Lee MM, Jaspers VLB, Gabrielsen GW, Jenssen BM, Ciesielski TM, Mortensen ÅK, Lundgren SS, Waugh CA. Evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago. BMC Vet Res 2020; 16:48. [PMID: 32028933 PMCID: PMC7006154 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-020-2265-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Wild aquatic birds serve as the natural reservoir for avian influenza virus (AIV), a disease with significant implications for avian and mammalian health. Climate change is predicted to impact the dynamics of AIV, particularly in areas such as the Arctic, but the baseline data needed to detect these shifts is often unavailable. In this study, plasma from two species of gulls breeding on the high-Arctic Svalbard archipelago were screened for antibodies to AIV. Results AIV antibodies were found in black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) samples from multiple years, as well as in glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreous) samples. Conclusions Despite small sample sizes, evidence of exposure to AIV was found among Svalbard gulls. A wider survey of Svalbard avian species is warranted to establish knowledge on the extent of AIV exposure on Svalbard and to determine whether active infections are present.
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- Megan Marie Lee
- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway.,Biological Sciences Program, Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD, 21204, USA
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Postbox 6606 Langnes, NO-9296, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway. .,Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway.
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Costantini D, Blévin P, Herzke D, Moe B, Gabrielsen GW, Bustnes JO, Chastel O. Higher plasma oxidative damage and lower plasma antioxidant defences in an Arctic seabird exposed to longer perfluoroalkyl acids. Environ Res 2019; 168:278-285. [PMID: 30366280 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) may cause detrimental effects on physiological function and reproduction of Arctic animals. However, there is a paucity of information on the link between PFASs and oxidative stress, which can have potential detrimental effects on key fitness traits, such as cellular homeostasis or reproduction. We have examined the correlations between multiple blood-based markers of oxidative status and several perfluoroalkyl acids (i.e., with 8 or more carbons) in male Arctic black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) during the pre-laying period. Higher protein oxidative damage was found in those birds having higher concentrations of perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA), perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTriA) and perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeA). Lower plasmatic non-enzymatic micro-molecular antioxidants were found in those birds having higher concentrations of perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA), PFDoA and PFTeA. Effect size estimates showed that the significant correlations between PFASs and oxidative status markers were intermediate to strong. The non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity (including antioxidants of protein origin) was significantly lower in those birds having higher plasma concentration of linear perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOSlin). In contrast, the activity of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase in erythrocytes was not associated with any PFAS compounds. Our results suggest that increased oxidative stress might be one consequence of long-chain PFAS exposure. Experimental work will be needed to demonstrate whether PFASs cause toxic effects on free-living vertebrates through increased oxidative stress.
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- David Costantini
- UMR 7221 CNRS/MNHN, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, 7 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 - CNRS Université de La Rochelle, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Norwegian Institute for Air Research, NILU, Fram Centre, NO-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NINA, Høgskoleringen 9, NO-7034 Trondheim, Norway; Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NINA, Fram Centre, NO-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 - CNRS Université de La Rochelle, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, France
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Bustnes JO, Bårdsen BJ, Moe B, Herzke D, Hanssen SA, Sagerup K, Bech C, Nordstad T, Chastel O, Tartu S, Gabrielsen GW. Temporal variation in circulating concentrations of organochlorine pollutants in a pelagic seabird breeding in the high Arctic. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017; 36:442-448. [PMID: 27431537 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The present study explored short-term temporal variations in circulating concentrations of 3 legacy organochlorines with different physicochemical properties (polychlorinated biphenyl 153 [PCB-153], p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene [DDE], and hexachlorobenzene [HCB]) in breeding kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) in a colony in Svalbard (78°N), Norwegian Arctic. Concentrations were measured in blood of a large number (n = 412-521 blood samples, depending on the data analyses) of prebreeding, incubating, and chick-rearing birds over a period of 5 yr (2007-2011). The PCB-153 concentrations were equal in male and female blood in the prebreeding period, whereas females had significantly lower concentrations during incubation and chick rearing, probably because of their ability to eliminate organochlorines through egg laying. A similar temporal pattern was observed with DDE, although the lower concentrations in incubating females were not significant. Males and females had similar concentrations of HCB over all reproductive stages. The concentrations of all 3 compounds varied greatly between years. The concentrations of PCB-153 tended to decline over the study period, whereas concentrations of HCB showed an increasing trend, especially among chick-rearing males late in the season. Concentrations of PCB-153 increased approximately 2.5 times from the prebreeding to the chick-rearing period, concurrent with mobilization of body lipids (reduced body mass). A similar, but less pronounced trend was found for HCB. For DDE, however, kittiwakes had the highest concentrations in the prebreeding period, suggesting relatively high exposure in their winter areas. The present study documented large variations in circulating concentrations of legacy organochlorines among and within breeding seasons in kittiwakes, but the alterations within seasons were relatively consistent from year to year. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:442-448. © 2016 SETAC.
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- Jan O Bustnes
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Arctic Ecology Department, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment (FRAM), Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Arctic Ecology Department, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment (FRAM), Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Air Research, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment (FRAM), Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Arctic Ecology Department, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment (FRAM), Tromsø, Norway
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- Akvaplan-niva, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment (FRAM), Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Villiers en Bois, Deux-Sevres, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Villiers en Bois, Deux-Sevres, France
- Norwegian Polar Institute, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment (FRAM), Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment (FRAM), Tromsø, Norway
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Goutte A, Barbraud C, Herzke D, Bustamante P, Angelier F, Tartu S, Clément-Chastel C, Moe B, Bech C, Gabrielsen GW, Bustnes JO, Chastel O. Survival rate and breeding outputs in a high Arctic seabird exposed to legacy persistent organic pollutants and mercury. Environ Pollut 2015; 200:1-9. [PMID: 25686882 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Chronic exposure to pollutants may represent a threat for wildlife. We tested whether adult survival rate, breeding probability and breeding success the year of sampling and the following year were affected by blood levels of mercury or persistent organic pollutants in Svalbard black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, by using capture-mark-recapture models over a five-year period. Survival rate was negatively linked to HCB levels in females, to chlordane mixture and oxychlordane, tended to decrease with increasing PCBs or DDE levels, but was unrelated to mercury. Breeding probability decreased with increasing mercury levels during the sampling year and with increasing CHL or HCB levels during the following year, especially in males observed as breeders. Surprisingly, the probability of raising two chicks increased with increasing HCB levels. Although levels of these legacy pollutants are expected to decline, they represent a potential threat for adult survival rate and breeding probability, possibly affecting kittiwake population dynamics.
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- Aurélie Goutte
- École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), SPL, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7619, METIS, F-75005 Paris, France; Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, BP 14, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, France.
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, BP 14, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research, FRAM, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment, N-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, BP 14, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, BP 14, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, BP 14, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, FRAM, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment, N-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Research Institute, FRAM Centre High North Research on Climate and the Environment, N-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, FRAM, High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment, N-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, BP 14, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, France
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