Shorebird community variations indicative of a general perturbation in the Mont-Saint-Michel bay (France)

Eybert, Marie‐Christine; Geslin, Thomas; Questiau, Sophie; Feunteun, Éric

doi:10.1016/s1631-0691(03)00051-9

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“…Despite this difference, both areas were mainly dominated by the same species: Dunlin, Red Knot, Grey Plover, Oystercatcher and Curlew. Eybert et al (2003) already demonstrated that 96% of the wintering shorebird community in the entire BMSM was represented by 7 species: Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Red Knot, Curlew, Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit and Black-tailed Godwit. Overall, the composition of waders can be considered the same in the entire BMSM and the reef.…”

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Feeding grounds for waders in the Bay of the Mont Saint-Michel (France): the Lanice conchilega reef serves as an oasis in the tidal flats

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The tube-building polychaete Lanice conchilega can form dense populations, often called reefs, which promote benthic community change and constitute feeding grounds for secondary consumers. The aim of this study was to quantify the role of the L. conchilega reef of the Bay of the Mont Saint-Michel (BMSM) for feeding waders, by combining macrobenthos data, bird counts and bird diet information. Wader densities in the reef were on average 46.6 times higher than in non-reef areas. According to faecal analyses, waders in the reef mainly selected the accompanying fauna and especially crustaceans. The attractiveness of the reef to feeding birds may be largely explained by the high abundance, richness and biomass of macrobenthic species in the reef compared with the rest of the BMSM

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Feeding grounds for waders in the Bay of the Mont Saint-Michel (France): the Lanice conchilega reef serves as an oasis in the tidal flats

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“…The waterbird community is one of the most vulnerable components of wetland ecosystems (Morrison 1986;Furness and Greenwood 1993;Bennun 2000), and water condition changes are the main factors affecting them (Sanders 1999;Guillemain et al 2000;Eybert et al 2003). Thus, the disturbance of wetland habitats seemed to be in part responsible for the displacement (Madsen 1995;Madsen and Fox 1995) and the decline of most waterfowl populations (van Vessem et al 1992;Green 1996).…”

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Variation of the waterbird community relying to the Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia

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For the period of 2001-2004, the detailed reaction of a waterbird community to dam building has been assessed in the Ichkeul National Park. Results showed that 71 species belonging to 8 orders were detected. Three herbivorous species were largely dominant: common coot (Fulica atra), common pochard (Aythya ferina), and Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope). The three community parameters used in the analysis were: species richness, species abundance, and species diversity; which were significantly different between seasons. The wintering season was a key phase when the maximum values of these parameters were reached. This seasonal concentration of activity may be explained by migration. The upstream freshwater diversion was followed by a decrease in the annual abundance of the waterbird community due to the increasing salinity and the severe depletion of the swamp grass, Potamogeton (Potamogeton pectinatus). The total number of species was independent of the local conditions, and the annual variation was related to the number of uncommon species seen in each year.

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“…Thus, gulls, ducks and waders can play important roles in the mass and energy fluxes of food webs, as well as in food web control (Moreira 1997;Eybert et al 2003). Seabird nutrient transport between marine and terrestrial realms may shape entire ecosystems (Croll et al 2005).…”

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Environmental Impacts—Coastal Ecosystems, Birds and Forests

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Tolvanen

Rönkä

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This chapter describes observed historical and projected future impacts of climate change on the coastal and terrestrial ecosystems of the Baltic Sea basin. Because terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems interact, this chapter gives particular emphasis to the coastal zone as a contact area for terrestrial, marine and atmospheric processes. Archipelagos and post-glacial land uplift are particular features of the Baltic Sea basin and so receive special consideration. This chapter comprises three main sections. The first describes coastal zone and archipelago ecosystems in the Baltic Sea region and evaluates the potential impacts of climate change. The second examines a case study for the effect of current and future climate change on coastal bird populations and communities. The third evaluates the effects of current and future climate change on forests and natural plant communities in the Baltic Sea basin and the ways in which terrestrial ecosystems may interact with aquatic ecosystems. Climate-related changes in carbon storage are also discussed.

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Shorebird community variations indicative of a general perturbation in the Mont-Saint-Michel bay (France)

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Feeding grounds for waders in the Bay of the Mont Saint-Michel (France): the Lanice conchilega reef serves as an oasis in the tidal flats

Feeding grounds for waders in the Bay of the Mont Saint-Michel (France): the Lanice conchilega reef serves as an oasis in the tidal flats

Variation of the waterbird community relying to the Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia

Environmental Impacts—Coastal Ecosystems, Birds and Forests

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