Search Results - "Bestley, Sophie"
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Circumpolar projections of Antarctic krill growth potential
Published in Nature climate change (01-06-2020)“…Antarctic krill is a key species of important Southern Ocean food webs, yet how changes in ocean temperature and primary production may impact their habitat…”
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A globally distributed Syndiniales parasite dominates the Southern Ocean micro-eukaryote community near the sea-ice edge
Published in The ISME Journal (01-03-2019)“…Syndiniales (Dinophyceae, Alveolata) are a diverse parasitic group common in all marine environments, but their ecological role remains poorly understood. Here…”
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Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators
Published in Ecology (Durham) (01-07-2017)“…The behavior of colony-based marine predators is the focus of much research globally. Large telemetry and tracking data sets have been collected for this group…”
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Stomach content analysis of mesopelagic fish from the southern Kerguelen Axis
Published in Deep-sea research. Part II, Topical studies in oceanography (01-04-2020)“…Mesopelagic fish represent an important trophic link between zooplankton and higher order predators in Southern Ocean food webs. Information on their feeding…”
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Overwinter sea-ice characteristics important for Antarctic krill recruitment in the southwest Atlantic
Published in Ecological indicators (01-10-2021)“…•Regional indices of Antarctic krill recruitment developed for southwest Atlantic over 35 years.•Mechanistically informed indicators of sea-ice habitat…”
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Decadal changes in habitat characteristics influence population trajectories of southern elephant seals
Published in Global change biology (01-12-2017)“…Understanding divergent biological responses to climate change is important for predicting ecosystem level consequences. We use species habitat models to…”
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Horizontal-vertical movement relationships: Adélie penguins forage continuously throughout provisioning trips
Published in Movement ecology (26-08-2021)“…Abstract Background Diving marine predators forage in a three-dimensional environment, adjusting their horizontal and vertical movement behaviour in response…”
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Author Correction: Circumpolar projections of Antarctic krill growth potential
Published in Nature climate change (2021)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Finding mesopelagic prey in a changing Southern Ocean
Published in Scientific reports (12-12-2019)“…Mesopelagic fish and squid occupy ocean depths extending below the photic zone and their vertical migrations represent a massive pathway moving energy and…”
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Modelled prey fields predict marine predator foraging success
Published in Ecological indicators (01-03-2023)“…•Modelled mid-trophic prey biomass may be useful to predict predator foraging success.•Tested if prey biomass and predator foraging success was correlated in…”
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Coastal polynyas: Winter oases for subadult southern elephant seals in East Antarctica
Published in Scientific reports (16-02-2018)“…Antarctic coastal polynyas are regions of persistent open water and are thought to be key bio-physical features within the sea-ice zone. However, their use by…”
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A quantitative, hierarchical approach for detecting drift dives and tracking buoyancy changes in southern elephant seals
Published in Scientific reports (20-06-2019)“…Foraging behaviour of marine predators inferred from the analysis of horizontal or vertical movements commonly lack quantitative information about foraging…”
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Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean: Birds and Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (04-11-2020)“…The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals (cetaceans and pinnipeds) – referred to here as top predators – is one of…”
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Bio-physical characterisation of polynyas as a key foraging habitat for juvenile male southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica
Published in PloS one (2017)“…Antarctic coastal polynyas are persistent open water areas in the sea ice zone, and regions of high biological productivity thought to be important foraging…”
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Spatial link between Adélie penguin foraging effort and krill swarm abundance and distribution
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (26-01-2023)“…Understanding how predator foraging behaviour is influenced by the distribution and abundance of prey is a fundamental challenge in marine foraging ecology…”
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Drivers of phytoplankton distribution, abundance and community composition off East Antarctica, from 55-80°E (CCAMLR Division 58.4.2 East)
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (23-10-2024)“…Southern Ocean phytoplankton form the base of the Antarctic food web, influencing higher trophic levels through biomass and community structure. We examined…”
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Observed water-mass characteristics and circulation off Prydz Bay, East Antarctica
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (04-10-2024)“…Circulation and water masses in the greater Prydz Bay region were surveyed in the austral summer 2021 (January-March) during the ‘Trends in Euphausiids off…”
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Feeding Ecology of Wild Migratory Tunas Revealed by Archival Tag Records of Visceral Warming
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-11-2008)“…1. Seasonal long-distance migrations are often expected to be related to resource distribution, and foraging theory predicts that animals should spend more…”
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KRILLPODYM: a mechanistic, spatially resolved model of Antarctic krill distribution and abundance
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (25-07-2023)“…Robust prediction of population responses to changing environments requires the integration of factors controlling population dynamics with processes affecting…”
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Body condition and corticosterone stress response, as markers to investigate effects of human activities on Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (07-06-2023)“…Introduction In Antarctica, there is growing concern about the potential effect of anthropogenic activities (i.e., tourism, research) on wildlife, especially…”
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