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Population Dynamics of Hawaiian Seabird Colonies Vulnerable to Sea‐Level Rise

Overview of attention for article published in Conservation Biology, May 2012
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Title
Population Dynamics of Hawaiian Seabird Colonies Vulnerable to Sea‐Level Rise
Published in
Conservation Biology, May 2012
DOI 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01853.x
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JEFF S. HATFIELD, MICHELLE H. REYNOLDS, NATHANIEL E. SEAVY, CRYSTAL M. KRAUSE

Abstract

Globally, seabirds are vulnerable to anthropogenic threats both at sea and on land. Seabirds typically nest colonially and show strong fidelity to natal colonies, and such colonies on low-lying islands may be threatened by sea-level rise. We used French Frigate Shoals, the largest atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago, as a case study to explore the population dynamics of seabird colonies and the potential effects sea-level rise may have on these rookeries. We compiled historic observations, a 30-year time series of seabird population abundance, lidar-derived elevations, and aerial imagery of all the islands of French Frigate Shoals. To estimate the population dynamics of 8 species of breeding seabirds on Tern Island from 1980 to 2009, we used a Gompertz model with a Bayesian approach to infer population growth rates, density dependence, process variation, and observation error. All species increased in abundance, in a pattern that provided evidence of density dependence. Great Frigatebirds (Fregata minor), Masked Boobies (Sula dactylatra), Red-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon rubricauda), Spectacled Terns (Onychoprion lunatus), and White Terns (Gygis alba) are likely at carrying capacity. Density dependence may exacerbate the effects of sea-level rise on seabirds because populations near carrying capacity on an island will be more negatively affected than populations with room for growth. We projected 12% of French Frigate Shoals will be inundated if sea level rises 1 m and 28% if sea level rises 2 m. Spectacled Terns and shrub-nesting species are especially vulnerable to sea-level rise, but seawalls and habitat restoration may mitigate the effects of sea-level rise. Losses of seabird nesting habitat may be substantial in the Hawaiian Islands by 2100 if sea levels rise 2 m. Restoration of higher-elevation seabird colonies represent a more enduring conservation solution for Pacific seabirds.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 6 6%
United Kingdom 2 2%
Uruguay 1 1%
Tanzania, United Republic of 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Unknown 85 89%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 27 28%
Researcher 21 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 20%
Other 11 11%
Student > Bachelor 4 4%
Other 7 7%
Unknown 7 7%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 52 54%
Environmental Science 26 27%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 3 3%
Business, Management and Accounting 2 2%
Unspecified 1 1%
Other 3 3%
Unknown 9 9%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 April 2019.
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#6,118,596
of 24,717,821 outputs
Outputs from Conservation Biology
#2,257
of 3,991 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#40,163
of 168,471 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Conservation Biology
#13
of 31 outputs
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