MEPS - Vol. 737 - Table of contents

THEME SECTION

How do marine heatwaves impact seabirds?

Organizers: John F. Piatt, William J. Sydeman, Peter Dann, Bradley C. Congdon
Editors: John F. Piatt, Robert M. Suryan, William J. Sydeman, Mayumi L. Arimitsu, Sarah Ann Thompson, Rory P. Wilson, Kyle H. Elliott


Image: Mayumi Arimitsu
Extreme heatwaves have had dramatic impacts on marine ecosystems worldwide, and they are increasing in frequency and magnitude. The effect of these periodic heating events on seabirds has been manifested in a variety of biological and behavioural responses, including die-offs, reproductive failures, reduced survival, shifts in phenology of breeding or migration, and shifts in distribution at sea. However, the actual mechanisms by which heating events exert their effects on seabirds are not well understood. For example, how does ocean heating reduce prey availability or quality to cause starvation or breeding failure? How are impacts modulated by the duration and spatial extent of heatwaves? How, and to what degree, can seabirds buffer against heatwave impacts? What are the physiological effects of heating on seabirds and their prey? This Theme Section was inspired by the “heatwave impacts” symposium at the 3rd World Seabird Conference held in October 2021.

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Piatt JF, Arimitsu ML, Thompson SA, Suryan R, Wilson RP, Elliott KH, Sydeman WJ
INTRODUCTION: Mechanisms by which marine heatwaves affect seabirds
MEPS 737:1-8 | Full text in pdf format

Woehler EJ, Hobday AJ
REVIEW: Impacts of marine heatwaves may be mediated by seabird life history strategies
MEPS 737:9-23 | Full text in pdf format

Oswald SA, Arnold JM
OPINION PIECE: Challenges of quantifying direct heat stress effects of climate change on seabirds
MEPS 737:25-29 | Full text in pdf format

Cushing DA, Kuletz KJ, Sousa L, Day RH, Danielson SL, Labunski EA, Hopcroft RR
Differential response of seabird species to warm- and cold-water events in a heterogeneous cross-shelf environment in the Gulf of Alaska
MEPS 737:31-58 | Full text in pdf format

Kuletz KJ, Gall AE, Morgan TC, Prichard AK, Eisner LB, Kimmel DG, De Robertis A, Levine RM, Jones T, Labunski EA
Seabird responses to ecosystem changes driven by marine heatwaves in a warming Arctic
MEPS 737:59-88 | Full text in pdf format

Robinson CLK, Bertram DF, Shannon H, von Biela VR, Greentree W, Duguid W, Arimitsu ML
Reduction in overwinter body condition and size of Pacific sand lance has implications for piscivorous predators during marine heatwaves
MEPS 737:89-99 | Full text in pdf format

Wagner EL, Pearson SF, Good TP, Hodum PJ, Buhle ER, Schrimpf MB
Resilience to a severe marine heatwave at two Pacific seabird colonies
MEPS 737:101-120 | Full text in pdf format

Schoen SK, Arimitsu ML, Marsteller CE, Piatt JF
Lingering impacts of the 2014-2016 northeast Pacific marine heatwave on seabird demography in Cook Inlet, Alaska (USA)
MEPS 737:121-136 | Full text in pdf format

Mason C, Hobday AJ, Alderman R, Lea MA
Shy albatross Thalassarche cauta chick mortality and heat stress in a temperate climate
MEPS 737:137-145 | Full text in pdf format

Olin AB, Dück L, Berglund PA, Karlsson E, Bohm M, Olsson O, Hentati-Sundberg J
Breeding failures and reduced nest attendance in response to heat stress in a high-latitude seabird
MEPS 737:147-160 | Full text in pdf format

Jones T, Parrish JK, Lindsey J, Wright C, Burgess HK, Dolliver J, Divine L, Kaler R, Bradley D, Sorenson G, Torrenta R, Backensto S, Coletti HA, Harvey JT, Nevins HM, Donnelly-Greenan E, Sherer DL, Roletto J, Lindquist K
Marine bird mass mortality events as an indicator of the impacts of ocean warming
MEPS 737:161-181 | Full text in pdf format

De la Cruz-Pino G, Velarde E, Marín-Hernández M, Inzunza ER, Ezcurra E
Survival vs. reproduction: dimorphic life history strategy in Heermann’s gulls during warm ocean temperature anomalies
MEPS 737:183-191 | Full text in pdf format

Cannell BL, Kendall WL, Tyne JA, Bunce M, Hetzel Y, Murray D, Radford B
Marine heatwaves affect breeding, diet and population size but not body condition of a range-edge little penguin colony
MEPS 737:193-213 | Full text in pdf format

Robinson B, Coletti HA, Ballachey B, Bodkin JL, Kloecker K, Traiger SB, Esler D
Lack of strong responses to the Pacific marine heatwave by benthivorous marine birds indicates importance of trophic drivers
MEPS 737:215-226 | Full text in pdf format