Consistent concentrations of critically endangered Balearic shearwaters in UK waters revealed by at-sea surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Europe's only globally critically endangered seabird, the Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus), is thought to have expanded its postbreeding range northwards into UK waters, though its at sea distribution there is not yet well understood. This study aims to identify environmental factors associated with the species' presence, map the probability of presence of the species across the western English Channel and southern Celtic Sea, and estimate the number of individuals in this area.

Location

The western English Channel and southern Celtic Sea.

Methods

This study analyses strip transect data collected between 2013 and 2017 from vessel-based surveys in the western English Channel and southern Celtic Sea during the Balearic shearwater's postbreeding per

SUBMITTER: Phillips JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7882943 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature