Global Marine Flyways Identified for Long‐Distance Migrating Seabirds From Tracking Data

Joanne M Morten; Ana P B Carneiro; Martin Beal; Anne‐sophie Bonnet‐lebrun; Maria P Dias; Marie‐morgane Rouyer; Autumn‐lynn Harrison; Jacob González‐solís; Victoria R Jones; Virginia A Garcia Alonso; Michelle Antolos; Javier A Arata; Christophe Barbraud; Elizabeth A Bell; Mike Bell; Samhita Bose; Sharyn Broni; Michael de L Brooke; Stuart H M Butchart; Nicholas Carlile; Paulo Catry; Teresa Catry; Matt Charteris; Yves Cherel; Bethany L Clark; Thomas A Clay; Nik C Cole; Melinda G Conners; Igor Debski; Karine Delord; Carsten Egevang; Graeme Elliot; Jan Esefeld; Colin Facer; Annette L Fayet; Ruben C Fijn; Johannes H Fischer; Kirsty A Franklin; Olivier Gilg; Jennifer A Gill; José P Granadeiro; Tim Guilford; Jonathan M Handley; Sveinn A Hanssen; Lucy A Hawkes; April Hedd; Audrey Jaeger; Carl G Jones; Christopher W Jones; Matthias Kopp; Johannes Krietsch; Todd J Landers; Johannes Lang; Matthieu Le Corre; Mark L Mallory; Juan F Masello; Sara M Maxwell; Fernando Medrano; Teresa Militão; Craig D Millar; Børge Moe; William A Montevecchi; Leia Navarro‐herrero; Verónica C Neves; David G Nicholls; Malcolm a C Nicoll; Ken Norris; Terence W O'Dwyer; Graham C Parker; Hans‐ulrich Peter; Richard A Phillips; Petra Quillfeldt; Jaime A Ramos; Raül Ramos; Matt J Rayner; Kalinka Rexer‐huber; Robert A Ronconi; Kevin Ruhomaun; Peter G Ryan; Paul M Sagar; Sarah Saldanha; Niels M Schmidt; Hendrik Schultz; Scott A Shaffer; Iain J Stenhouse; Akinori Takahashi; Vikash Tatayah; Graeme A Taylor; David R Thompson; Theo Thompson; Rob van Bemmelen; Diego Vicente‐sastre; Freydís Vigfúsdottir; Kath J Walker; Jim Watts; Henri Weimerskirch; Takashi Yamamoto; Tammy E Davies

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Global Marine Flyways Identified for Long‐Distance Migrating Seabirds From Tracking Data

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Global Marine Flyways Identified for Long‐Distance Migrating Seabirds From Tracking Data

Joanne M Morten, Ana P B Carneiro, Martin Beal, Anne‐sophie Bonnet‐lebrun, Maria P Dias, Marie‐morgane Rouyer, Autumn‐lynn Harrison, Jacob González‐solís, Victoria R Jones, Virginia A Garcia Alonso, …

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol.34(2)

02/2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004

Abstract

biologging

conservation

ecological connectivity

flyways

migration

seabirds

Aim: To identify the broad-scale oceanic migration routes (‘marine flyways’) used by multiple pelagic, long-distance migratory seabirds based on a global compilation of tracking data.Location: Global.Time Period: 1989–2023.Major Taxa Studied: Seabirds (Families: Phaethontidae, Hydrobatidae, Diomedeidae, Procellariidae, Laridae and Stercorariidae).Methods: We collated a comprehensive global tracking dataset that included the migratory routes of 48 pelagic and long-distance migrating seabird species across the Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans. We grouped individuals that followed similar routes, independent of species or timings of migration, using a dynamic time warping clustering approach. We visualised the routes of each cluster using a line density analysis and used knowledge of seabird spatial ecology to combine the clusters to identify the broad-scale flyways followed by most pelagic migratory seabirds tracked to-date at an ocean-basin scale.Results: Six marine flyways were identified across the world's oceans: the Atlantic Ocean Flyway, North Indian Ocean Flyway, East Indian Ocean Flyway, West Pacific Ocean Flyway, Pacific Ocean Flyway and Southern Ocean Flyway. Generally, the flyways were used bidirectionally, and individuals either followed sections of a flyway, a complete flyway, or their movements linked two or more flyways. Transhemispheric figure-of-eight routes in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and a circumnavigation flyway in the Southern Ocean correspond with major wind-driven ocean currents.Main Conclusions: The marine flyways identified demonstrate that pelagic seabirds have similar and repeatable migration routes across ocean-basin scales. Our study highlights the need to account for connectivity in seabird conservation and provides a framework for international cooperation.

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Title: Global Marine Flyways Identified for Long‐Distance Migrating Seabirds From Tracking Data
Creators - without role: Joanne M Morten - BirdLife international
Ana P B Carneiro - BirdLife international
Martin Beal - University of Lisbon
Anne‐sophie Bonnet‐lebrun - Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé
Maria P Dias - University of Lisbon
Marie‐morgane Rouyer - Université de Montpellier, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Autumn‐lynn Harrison - Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Jacob González‐solís - Universitat de Barcelona
Victoria R Jones - BirdLife international
Virginia A Garcia Alonso
Michelle Antolos - University of California, Santa Cruz
Javier A Arata - Arkema
Christophe Barbraud - Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé
Elizabeth A Bell - Wildlife Management International
Mike Bell
Samhita Bose - Department of Conservation
Sharyn Broni
Michael de L Brooke
Stuart H M Butchart - BirdLife international
Nicholas Carlile
Paulo Catry
Teresa Catry - University of Lisbon
Matt Charteris
Yves Cherel - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Bethany L Clark - BirdLife international
Thomas A Clay - University of California, Santa Cruz
Nik C Cole - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Melinda G Conners - Stony Brook University
Igor Debski - Department of Conservation
Karine Delord - Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé
Carsten Egevang - Grønlands Naturinstitut
Graeme Elliot - Department of Conservation
Jan Esefeld - Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Colin Facer - Department of Conservation
Annette L Fayet - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Ruben C Fijn - Bureau Waardenburg (Netherlands)
Johannes H Fischer - Department of Conservation
Kirsty A Franklin - University of East Anglia
Olivier Gilg - Université de franche-comté
Jennifer A Gill - University of East Anglia
José P Granadeiro - University of Lisbon
Tim Guilford - University of Oxford
Jonathan M Handley - BirdLife international
Sveinn A Hanssen - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Lucy A Hawkes - University of Exeter
April Hedd - Environment and Climate Change Canada
Audrey Jaeger - Écologie Marine Tropicale des Océans Pacifique et Indien
Carl G Jones - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Christopher W Jones - University of Cape Town
Matthias Kopp - Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Johannes Krietsch - Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Todd J Landers - University of Auckland
Johannes Lang - Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Arctique
Matthieu Le Corre - Écologie Marine Tropicale des Océans Pacifique et Indien
Mark L Mallory - Acadia University
Juan F Masello - Bielefeld University
Sara M Maxwell - University of Washington Bothell
Fernando Medrano
Teresa Militão - Universitat de Barcelona
Craig D Millar - University of Auckland
Børge Moe - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
William A Montevecchi - Memorial University of Newfoundland
Leia Navarro‐herrero - Universitat de Barcelona
Verónica C Neves - Universidade dos Açores
David G Nicholls - Chisholm Institute
Malcolm a C Nicoll - Zoological Society of London
Ken Norris - Natural History Museum
Terence W O'Dwyer
Graham C Parker - Parker Conservation
Hans‐ulrich Peter - Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Richard A Phillips - British Antarctic Survey
Petra Quillfeldt - University of Giessen
Jaime A Ramos - University of Coimbra
Raül Ramos - Universitat de Barcelona
Matt J Rayner - University of Auckland
Kalinka Rexer‐huber - Parker Conservation
Robert A Ronconi - Environment and Climate Change Canada
Kevin Ruhomaun - Government of Mauritius
Peter G Ryan - University of Cape Town
Paul M Sagar - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Sarah Saldanha - Universitat de Barcelona
Niels M Schmidt - Aarhus University
Hendrik Schultz - Department of Conservation
Scott A Shaffer - San Jose State University
Iain J Stenhouse - Biodiversity Research Institute
Akinori Takahashi - National Institute of Polar Research
Vikash Tatayah - Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Graeme A Taylor - Department of Conservation
David R Thompson - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Theo Thompson - University of Otago
Rob van Bemmelen
Diego Vicente‐sastre - Universitat de Barcelona
Freydís Vigfúsdottir - University of Iceland
Kath J Walker - Department of Conservation
Jim Watts - Department of Conservation
Henri Weimerskirch - Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé
Takashi Yamamoto - Azabu University
Tammy E Davies - BirdLife international
Publication Details: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol.34(2)
Identifiers: 9937577109311
Academic Unit: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-04977698