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As the Arctic becomes boreal: ongoing shifts in a high-Arctic seabird community by Descamps, Sebastien, Strøm, Hallvard

“…The Arctic is currently experiencing the most rapid warming on Earth. Arctic species communities are expected to be restructured with species adapted to warmer…”
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Ecological impacts of climate change on Arctic marine megafauna by Grémillet, David, Descamps, Sébastien

“…Marine megafauna (fishes, jellyfishes, cephalopods, seabirds, and marine mammals) play a pivotal role within aquatic food webs and may be used as ecological…”
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Winter temperature affects the prevalence of ticks in an Arctic seabird by Descamps, Sébastien

“…The Arctic is rapidly warming and host-parasite relationships may be modified by such environmental changes. Here, I showed that the average winter temperature…”
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Species and spatial variation in the effects of sea ice on Arctic seabird populations by Descamps, Sébastien, Ramírez, Francisco

“…Aim The Arctic is warming rapidly, and sea ice is disappearing. This is expected to have profound effects on Arctic wildlife. However, empirical evidence that…”
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Climate change impacts on wildlife in a High Arctic archipelago – Svalbard, Norway by Descamps, Sébastien, Aars, Jon, Fuglei, Eva, Kovacs, Kit M., Lydersen, Christian, Pavlova, Olga, Pedersen, Åshild Ø., Ravolainen, Virve, Strøm, Hallvard

“…The Arctic is warming more rapidly than other region on the planet, and the northern Barents Sea, including the Svalbard Archipelago, is experiencing the…”
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Reconstructing the geographic and climatic origins of long‐distance bird migrations by Dufour, Paul, Descamps, Sébastien, Chantepie, Stéphane, Renaud, Julien, Guéguen, Maya, Schiffers, Katja, Thuiller, Wilfried, Lavergne, Sébastien

“…Aim Seasonal bird migration is one of the most fascinating global ecological phenomena. Yet, the biogeographic scenarios and climatic drivers that led single…”
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Breeding synchrony and predator specialization: A test of the predator swamping hypothesis in seabirds by Descamps, Sébastien

“…Reproductive synchrony is a widespread phenomenon that is predicted to be adaptive for prey with specialist predators but not for those with generalist ones. I…”
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Black-legged kittiwakes as messengers of Atlantification in the Arctic by Vihtakari, Mikko, Welcker, Jorg, Moe, Børge, Chastel, Olivier, Tartu, Sabrina, Hop, Haakon, Bech, Claus, Descamps, Sébastien, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing

“…Climate warming is rapidly altering marine ecosystems towards a more temperate state on the European side of the Arctic. However, this “Atlantification” has…”
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Exposure to PFAS is Associated with Telomere Length Dynamics and Demographic Responses of an Arctic Top Predator by Sebastiano, Manrico, Angelier, Frédéric, Blévin, Pierre, Ribout, Cécile, Sagerup, Kjetil, Descamps, Sébastien, Herzke, Dorte, Moe, Børge, Barbraud, Christophe, Bustnes, Jan Ove, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing, Chastel, Olivier

“…Environmental factors that can influence telomeres are diverse, but the association between telomeres and exposure to environmental contaminants is yet to be…”
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Extreme snowstorms lead to large-scale seabird breeding failures in Antarctica by Descamps, Sébastien, Hudson, Stephen, Sulich, Joanna, Wakefield, Ewan, Grémillet, David, Carravieri, Alice, Orskaug, Sebastian, Steen, Harald

“…Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events that negatively impact wildlife, from individuals to whole ecosystems1. In polar…”
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Sea ice phenology and primary productivity pulses shape breeding success in Arctic seabirds by Ramírez, Francisco, Tarroux, Arnaud, Hovinen, Johanna, Navarro, Joan, Afán, Isabel, Forero, Manuela G., Descamps, Sébastien

“…Spring sea ice phenology regulates the timing of the two consecutive pulses of marine autotrophs that form the base of the Arctic marine food webs. This timing…”
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Personality predicts foraging site fidelity and trip repeatability in a marine predator by Harris, Stephanie M., Descamps, Sébastien, Sneddon, Lynne U., Bertrand, Philip, Chastel, Olivier, Patrick, Samantha C., Dingemanse, Niels

“…Animal populations are often comprised of both foraging specialists and generalists. For instance, some individuals show higher foraging site fidelity (spatial…”
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Almost like a whale - First evidence of suction-feeding in a seabird by Enstipp, Manfred R, Descamps, Sébastien, Fort, Jérôme, Grémillet, David

“…Little auks ( ) are one of the most numerous seabird species in the world that feed primarily on copepods in arctic waters. Their high daily energy…”
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Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels by Carravieri, Alice, Fort, Jérôme, Tarroux, Arnaud, Cherel, Yves, Love, Oliver P., Prieur, Solène, Brault-Favrou, Maud, Bustamante, Paco, Descamps, Sébastien

“…Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive contaminant reaching Antarctic environments through atmospheric transport and deposition. Seabirds as meso to top predators can…”
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Influence of reproductive output on divorce rates in polar seabirds by Mercier, Guillaume, Yoccoz, Nigel G., Descamps, Sébastien

“…The high occurrence of social monogamy in birds has led to questions about partner fidelity, or the perennial nature of monogamy from one breeding season to…”
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Fine-scale spatial segregation in a pelagic seabird driven by differential use of tidewater glacier fronts by Bertrand, Philip, Bêty, Joël, Yoccoz, Nigel G., Fortin, Marie-Josée, Strøm, Hallvard, Steen, Harald, Kohler, Jack, Harris, Stephanie M., Patrick, Samantha C., Chastel, Olivier, Blévin, P., Hop, Haakon, Moholdt, Geir, Maton, Joséphine, Descamps, Sébastien

“…In colonially breeding marine predators, individual movements and colonial segregation are influenced by seascape characteristics. Tidewater glacier fronts are…”
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Flexible flight response to challenging wind conditions in a commuting Antarctic seabird: do you catch the drift? by Tarroux, Arnaud, Weimerskirch, Henri, Wang, Sheng-Hung, Bromwich, David H., Cherel, Yves, Kato, Akiko, Ropert-Coudert, Yan, Varpe, Øystein, Yoccoz, Nigel G., Descamps, Sébastien

“…Flight is intrinsically an energetically costly way of moving and birds have developed morphological, physiological and behavioural adaptations to minimize…”
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Gone with the wind – Wind speed affects prey accessibility for a High Arctic zooplanktivorous seabird, the little auk Alle alle by Jakubas, Dariusz, Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Katarzyna, Szeligowska, Marlena, Darecki, Miroslaw, Boehnke, Rafał, Balazy, Kaja, Trudnowska, Emilia, Kidawa, Dorota, Grissot, Antoine, Descamps, Sébastien, Błachowiak-Samołyk, Katarzyna

“…Foraging ecology of chick rearing seabirds is affected mainly by the food availability on feeding grounds, but it can be also modulated by environmental…”
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Decline of an arctic top predator: synchrony in colony size fluctuations, risk of extinction and the subpolar gyre by Descamps, Sébastien, Strøm, Hallvard, Steen, Harald

“…Analysis of synchrony in population fluctuations is a central topic in ecology. It can help identify factors that regulate populations, and also the scales at…”
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Climate change in the Arctic: Testing the poleward expansion of ticks and tick‐borne diseases by McCoy, Karen D., Toty, Céline, Dupraz, Marlène, Tornos, Jérémy, Gamble, Amandine, Garnier, Romain, Descamps, Sébastien, Boulinier, Thierry

“…Climate change is most strongly felt in the polar regions of the world, with significant impacts on the species that live there. The arrival of parasites and…”
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