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Article Dans Une Revue Namibian Journal of Environment Année : 2022

Food limitation of seabirds in the Benguela ecosystem and management of their prey base

R.J. Crawford
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J. Sydeman William
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D.B. Tom
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J.A. Thayer
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R.B. Sherley
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J. Shannon Lynne
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A.M. Mcinnes
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A.B. Makhado
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C. Hagen
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R.W. Furness
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T. Carpentier-Kling
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Résumé

Four of seven seabirds that are endemic to the Benguela ecosystem (African Penguin Spheniscus demersus, Cape Gannet Morus capensis, Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis, Bank Cormorant P. neglectus) compete with fisheries for prey and have an IUCN classification of Endangered. Prey depletion and food resource limitations have been major drivers of recent large population decreases of each of these species. As populations decrease, colony sizes also dwindle rendering them susceptible to Allee effects and higher probabilities of extinction. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain colonies at sizes that minimise their probability of extinction. Means to ensure an adequate availability of food to achieve this goal include closing important seabird foraging areas (often adjacent to key colonies) to relevant fishing, implementing ecosystem thresholds below which such fishing is disallowed (which are also expected to benefit forage resources) and, should there be an altered distribution of prey, attempting to establish seabird colonies close to the new location of forage resources.
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hal-03564448 , version 1 (23-02-2022)

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R.J. Crawford, J. Sydeman William, D.B. Tom, J.A. Thayer, R.B. Sherley, et al.. Food limitation of seabirds in the Benguela ecosystem and management of their prey base. Namibian Journal of Environment, 2022, 6A, pp.1-17. ⟨hal-03564448⟩
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