A changing distribution of seabirds in South Africa – the possible impact of climate and its consequences

A changing distribution of seabirds in South Africa – the possible impact of climate and its consequences

In the southern Benguela ecosystem off South Africa, there were recent shifts to the south and east in the distributions of three forage resources (anchovy, sardine, rock lobster), which probably were influenced by environmental change although fishing too may have played a part. In this study, we r...

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Main Authors: Robert James Minchin Crawford, Azwianewi B Makhado, Philip A Whittington, Rod M Randall, W Herman Oosthuizen, Lauren J Waller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
seabirds
environmental forcing
distributional change
forage resources
Benguela ecosystem
Competition with fisheries
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00010/full

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