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| Atlantic puffins may be dying because of worsening conditions within North Sea |
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| Domingo, 17 de Enero de 2010 14:12 | |||
Most seabird mortality occurs during the winter when food abundance is depressed, weather conditions are poor and shorter days restrict foraging opportunities. Since there was an unprecedented mortality of adult puffins over the 2007/2008 winter, the logger results suggest that conditions inthe North Sea may have become less favourable for puffins in recent years, particularly during autumn and early winter, forcing many birds to move into the Atlantic.... Read Full Article 
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A new research has determined that a recent increase in winter mortality in Atlantic puffins could be due to worsening conditions within the North Sea. The research team included scientists from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey and was led by Professor Mike Harris, Emeritus Research Fellow at theCentre for Ecology and Hydrology.
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