Future Directions in Conservation Research on Petrels and Shearwaters
Abstrak
Shearwaters and petrels (hereafter petrels) are highly adapted seabirds that occur across all the world’s oceans. Petrels are a threatened seabird group comprising 124 species. They have bet-hedging life histories typified by extended chick rearing periods, low fecundity, high adult survival, strong philopatry, monogamy and long-term mate fidelity and are thus vulnerable to change. Anthropogenic alterations on land and at sea have led to a poor conservation status of many petrels with 52 (42%) threatened species based on IUCN criteria and 65 (52%) suffering population declines. Some species are well-studied, even being used as bioindicators of ocean health, yet for others there are major knowledge gaps regarding their breeding grounds, migratory areas or other key aspects of their biology and ecology. We assembled 38 petrel conservation researchers to summarize information regarding the most important threats according to the IUCN Red List of threatened species to identify knowledge gaps that must be filled to improve conservation and management of petrels. We highlight research advances on the main threats for petrels (invasive species at breeding grounds, bycatch, overfishing, light pollution, climate change, and pollution). We propose an ambitious goal to reverse at least some of these six main threats, through active efforts such as restoring island habitats (e.g., invasive species removal, control and prevention), improving policies and regulations at global and regional levels, and engaging local communities in conservation efforts.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (42)
Airam Rodríguez
José M. Arcos
Vincent Bretagnolle
Maria P. Dias
Maria P. Dias
Nick D. Holmes
Maite Louzao
Jennifer Provencher
André F. Raine
Francisco Ramírez
Beneharo Rodríguez
Robert A. Ronconi
Rebecca S. Taylor
Rebecca S. Taylor
Elsa Bonnaud
Stephanie B. Borrelle
Verónica Cortés
Sébastien Descamps
Vicki L. Friesen
Meritxell Genovart
April Hedd
Peter Hodum
Grant R. W. Humphries
Matthieu Le Corre
Camille Lebarbenchon
Rob Martin
Edward F. Melvin
William A. Montevecchi
Patrick Pinet
Ingrid L. Pollet
Raül Ramos
James C. Russell
Peter G. Ryan
Ana Sanz-Aguilar
Dena R. Spatz
Marc Travers
Stephen C. Votier
Ross M. Wanless
Ross M. Wanless
Eric Woehler
André Chiaradia
André Chiaradia
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2019
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.3389/fmars.2019.00094
- Akses
- Open Access ✓