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Trophic signatures of seabirds suggest shifts in oceanic ecosystems [1]

Pelagic ecosystems are dynamic ocean regions whose immense natural capital is affected by climate change, pollution, and commercial fisheries. Trophic level–based indicators derived from fishery catch data may reveal the food web status of these systems, but the utility of these metrics has been debated because of targeting bias in fisheries catch. We analyze a unique, fishery-independent data set of North Pacific seabird tissues to inform ecosystem trends over 13 decades (1890s to 2010s).

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
14/02/2018
Tyler O. Gagne [3], K. David Hyrenbach [4], Molly E. Hagemann & et al [5]
Science Advances [6]
1-9
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems [7], Marine Life [8], Birds [9], North Pacific Ocean [10], Climate Change [11], Marine Fisheries [12]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/trophic-signatures-seabirds-suggest-shifts-oceanic-ecosystems
[2] http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/2/eaao3946/tab-pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tyler-o-gagne
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-david-hyrenbach
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/molly-e-hagemann-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science-advances
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-pacific-ocean
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-fisheries