High collocation of sand lance and protected top predators: implications for conservation and management
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2020-10-06Author
Silva, Tammy L.
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Wiley, David N.
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Thompson, Michael A.
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Hong, Peter
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Kaufman, Les
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Suca, Justin J.
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Llopiz, Joel K.
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Baumann, Hannes
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Fay, Gavin
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/26723As published
https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.274DOI
10.1111/csp2.274Keyword
forage fish; great shearwaters; Gulf of Maine; humpback whales; seabirds; spatial overlap; Stellwagen BankAbstract
Spatial relationships between predators and prey provide critical information for understanding and predicting climate‐induced shifts in ecosystem dynamics and mitigating human impacts. We used Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary as a case study to investigate spatial overlap among sand lance (Ammodytes dubius), a key forage fish species, and two protected predators: humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and great shearwaters (Ardenna gravis). We conducted 6 years (2013–2018) of standardized surveys and quantified spatial overlap using the global index of collocation. Results showed strong, consistent collocation among species across seasons and years, suggesting that humpback whales and great shearwater distributions are tightly linked to sand lance. We propose that identifying sand lance habitats may indicate areas where humpbacks and shearwaters aggregate and are particularly vulnerable to human activities. Understanding how sand lance influence predator distributions can inform species protection and sanctuary management under present and future scenarios.
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© The Author(s), 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Silva, T. L., Wiley, D. N., Thompson, M. A., Hong, P., Kaufman, L., Suca, J. A., Llopiz, J. K., Baumann, H., & Fay, G. High collocation of sand lance and protected top predators: implications for conservation and management. Conservation Science and Practice, (2021): 3:e274, doi: 10.1111/csp2.274.
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Silva, T. L., Wiley, D. N., Thompson, M. A., Hong, P., Kaufman, L., Suca, J. A., Llopiz, J. K., Baumann, H., & Fay, G. (2021). High collocation of sand lance and protected top predators: implications for conservation and management. Conservation Science and Practice, 3:e274.The following license files are associated with this item:
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