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Plankton make scents for seabirds and a cooler planet
2014-03-20 12:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: The top predators of the Southern Ocean, far-ranging seabirds, are tied both to the health of the ocean ecosystem and to global climate regulation through a mutual relationship with phytoplankton, according to newly published work from the University of California, Davis. When phytoplankton are eaten by grazing crustaceans called krill, they release a chemical signal that calls in krill-eating birds. At the same time, this chemical signal-dimethyl sulfide, or DMS-forms sulfur compounds in the...
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Seabirds are Indicator Species for Climate Change
2013-09-03 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: It has been said that seabirds are key indicators of the impact of climate change on the worlds oceans. How exactly? In Antarctica, for example, seabirds depend on ice: Seabirds eat fish, which eat krill. The krill eat algae, and the algae grow underneath sea ice. With warming oceans, and less ice, there will major consequences for this food chain. In an effort to quantify and model how seabirds will fare in the face of climate change, Stephanie Jenouvrier, a biologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic...
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Seabirds need effective marine conservation in wake of discard ban, warns study
2013-03-22 03:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Conservationists have renewed urgent calls for effective marine protection in European waters, after a new study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, revealed that the recent EU ban on fish discards could have a significant short-term impact on some seabirds. The research, led by scientists from Plymouth University in collaboration with RSPB and with funding from NERC, found the new EU policy, outlawing the dumping of fish at sea, is unlikely to pose a serious lasting threat to most seabirds,...
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United Kingdom: Seabirds to be released after rescue
2013-02-28 02:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Rescued birds are to fly at sea for the first time since being found on the coast covered in an oil additive. More than 300 guillemots and razorbills found covered in glue-like polyisobutene (PIB) four weeks ago have been cared for by the RSPCA. Most of them were discovered on Dorset beaches where they were found covered in the waxy substance. The RSPCA said it hoped up to 29 birds could be released from a cliff top in the Portland area on Thursday. Washing-up liquid They are to be...
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United Kingdom: Many more seabirds may be affected by English Channel pollution, RSPB says
2013-02-04 12:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The RSPCA is continuing to care for 237 seabirds washed ashore following last week's mystery oil spill in the Channel. Thirty-one birds have had to be put down and another eight have died, the animal charity said on Monday. The vast majority of the birds 257 are guillemots, long-lived birds that spend most of their time out at sea, only coming to shore to breed. The other 19 are razorbills, another member of the auk family. Environment Agency scientists are still trying to establish...
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