Polar seabird monitoring and foraging ecology

I joined the Norwegian Polar Institute on expeditions to the Antarctic (Tor field station) and Arctic (Svalbard) to help with regular seabird monitoring, and foraging ecology studies.

Key findings:

• Prey density effects predator foraging strategies, most likely via group vigilance and defense

• Individual foraging strategy is linked to diet in Antarctic petrels, with implications for population resiliance to climate change and fishery impacts

TipKey publications

Busdieker, K. M., Patrick, S. C., Trevail, A. M., & Descamps, S. (2020). Prey density affects predator foraging strategy in an Antarctic ecosystem. Ecology and Evolution, 10(1), 350–359. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5899

Descamps, S., Harris, S. M., Fluhr, J., Bustamante, P., Cherel, Y., Trevail, A. M., Brault-Favrou, M., & Patrick, S. C. (2022). Variation in Antarctic Petrel Foraging Ecology: Not All Individuals Specialize on Krill. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 809852. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.809852