Climatological effects on the breeding of terns
Quartly, Graham D., Jaquemet, Sebastien, Le Corre, Matthieu, Monticelli, David and Ramos, Jaime (2008) Climatological effects on the breeding of terns. In, Proceedings of IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Boston MS, 6-11 Jul 2008. IGARSS 2008: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2008 Richardson, US, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 918-921.
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The physical circulation in the Western Indian Ocean controls the supply of nutrients, and this, combined with the stability of the surface layer and the availability of sunlight controls the primary production. In this note, we review two papers' findings on how the physical conditions ultimately impact upon the breeding of terns, a marinetop predator in the region. Rather than trace causal links through the food chain, we show empirical connections between avian breeding and the environmental conditions, all of which appear statistically significant
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | Proceedings issued on CD-DVD. Paper IV-927. |
| ISBN: | 9781424428076 (hardback) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | climate variability, western indian ocean, chlorophyll, sterna, breeding |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GC Oceanography Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > National Oceanography Centre (NERC) National Oceanography Centre (NERC) |
| ePrint ID: | 64866 |
| Deposited On: | 20 Jan 2009 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2012 13:59 |
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