Volume 1: Seabird Biodiversity and Human Activities

ISBN-13: 9780367498276 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 260 str.

Jaime Albino Ramos; Leonel Pereira

Opis

This book covers the response of the seabird research community to a biodiversity crisis aiming to contribute towards environmental sustainability. It should provide inspiration to a wide range of professionals and students, including the much needed world-wide collaboration between research groups and practitioners.

Spis treści

Part A: Techniques to Study Seabirds 1. An Introduction to Seabirds and Their Study 2. Conventional and Modern Approaches to Study Seabird Trophic Ecology and Diet 3. A Physiological Toolbox to Explore the Relationships Between Seabirds and Their Changing Environments 4. Tracking Seabirds for Conservation and Marine Spatial Planning Part B: Seabirds Interacting with Human Activities and Infrastructures 1. Seabird and Fisheries Interactions 2. Urban Gulls Living with Humans 3. Seabirds and Marine Renewable Energy Sources 4. Seabirds and Biotoxins Part C: Seabirds as Ecological Indicators 1. Seabirds as Indicators of Forage Fish Stocks 2. Seabirds as Indicators of Oceanographic Changes 3. Seabirds as Indicators of Metal and Plastic Pollution 4. Antarctic Seabirds as Indicators of Climate Change Part D: Actions for Seabird Conservation 1. Light Pollution as a Seabirds’ Conservation Threat 2. Eradication and Control of Invasive Mammal Species as a Seabird Conservation Tool 3. Identifying and Establishing Marine Protected Areas Worldwide: The Contribution of Seabird Data