Publications

Albert C., Bråthen V.S., Descamps S., Anker-Nilssen T., Cherenkov A., Christensen-Dalsgaard S., Danielsen J., Erikstad K.E., Gavrilo M., Hanssen S.A., Helgason H.H., Jónsson J.E., Kolbeinsson Y., Krasnov Y., Langset M., Lorentzen E., Olsen B., Reiertsen T.K., Strøm H., Systad G.H., Tertitski G., Thompson P.M., Thórarinsson T.L., Bustamante P., Moe B., Fort J. 2021. Inter-annual variation in winter distribution affects individual seabird contamination with mercury. Mar Ecol Prog Ser :SEAav6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13793

Albert C., Helgason H.H., Brault-Favrou M., Robertson G.J., Descamps S., Amélineau F., Danielsen J., Dietz R., Elliott K., Erikstad K.E., Eulaers I., Ezhov A., Fitzsimmons M.G., Gavrilo M., Golubova E., Grémillet D., Hatch S., Huffeldt N.P., Jakubas D., Kitaysky A., Kolbeinsson Y, Krasnov Y., Lorentsen S.-H., Lorentzen E., Mallory M.L, Merkel B., Merkel F.R., Montevecchi, W., Mosbech, A., Olsen, B., Orben, R.A., Patterson, A., Provencher, J., Plumejeaud, C., Pratte, I., Reiertsen, T.K., Renner, H., Rojek, N., Romano, M., Strøm, H., Systad, G.H., Takahashi, A., Thiebot, J.-B., Thórarinsson, T.L., Will, A.P., Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K., Bustamante, P., Fort, J. 2021. Seasonal variation of mercury contamination in Arctic seabirds: A pan-Arctic assessment. Science of The Total Environment 750: 11 pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142201

Amélineau F., Merkel B., Tarroux A., Descamps S., Anker-Nilssen T., Bjørnstad O., Bråthen V.S., Chastel O., Christensen-Dalsgaard S., Danielsen J., Daunt F., Dehnhard N., Ekker M., Erikstad K.E., Ezhov A., Fauchald P., Gavrilo M., Hallgrimsson G.T., Hansen E.S., Harris M.P., Helberg M., Helgason H.H., Johansen M.K., Jónsson J.E., Kolbeinsson Y., Krasnov Y., Langset M., Lorentsen S.-H., Lorentzen E., Melnikov M.V., Moe B., Newell M.A., Olsen B., Reiertsen T.K., Systad G.H., Thompson P., Thórarinsson T.L., Tolmacheva E., Wanless S., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Åström J., Strøm H. 2021. Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 676:127-144. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13872

Bertrand, P., Bêty, J., Yoccoz, N.G., Fortin, M.-J., Strøm, H., Steen, H., Kohler, J., Harris, S.M., Patrick, S.C., Chastel, O., Blévin, P., Hop, H., Moholdt, G., Maton, J., Descamps, S. 2021. Fine‑scale spatial segregation in a pelagic seabird driven by differential use of tidewater glacier fronts. Sci Rep 11, 22109

Bertrand, P., Strøm, H., Bêty, J., Steen, H., Kohler, J., Vihtakari, M., van Pelt, W., Yoccoz, N.G., Hop, H., Harris, S.M., Patrick, S.C., Assmy, P., Wold, A., Duarte, P., Moholdt, G., Descamps, S. 2021. Feeding at the front line: interannual variation in the use of glacier fronts by foraging black-legged kittiwakes. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 677: pp 197-208

Clairbaux, M., Mathewson, P., Porter, W., Fort, J., Strøm, H., Moe, B., Fauchald, P., Descamps, S., Helgason, H.H., Bråthen, V.S., Merkel, B., Anker-Nilssen, T., Bringsvor, I.S., Chastel, O., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Danielsen, J., Daunt, F., Dehnhard, N., Erikstad, K.E., Ezhov, A., Gavrilo, M., Krasnov, Y., Langset, M., Lorentsen, S.-H., Newell, M., Olsen, B., Reiertsen, Y.K., Systad, T.K., Thórarinsson, T.L., Baran, M., Diamond, T., Fayet, A.L., Fitzsimmons, M.G., Frederiksen, M., Gilchrist, H.G., Guilford, T., Huffeldt, N.P., Jessopp, M., Johansen, K.L., Kouwenberg, A.-L., Linnebjerg, J.F., Major, H.L., Tranquilla, L.M., Mallory, M., Merkel, F.R.,
Montevecchi, W., Mosbech, A., Petersen, A., Grémillet, D. 2021. North Atlantic winter cyclones starve seabirds. Current Biology 31:17 pp 3964-3971

Dehnhard, N., Langset, M., Aglen, A., Lorentsen, S.-H., Anker-Nilssen, T. 2021. Fish consumption by great cormorants in Norwegian coastal waters — a human-wildlife conflict for wrasses, but not gadids. ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsab004, 16 pp.

Descamps, S., Ramírez, F. 2021. Species and spatial variation in the effects of sea ice on Arctic seabird populations. Diversity and Distributions 27:2204–2217.

Dufour P., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Lavergne S., Renaud J., Jakubas D., Descamps S. 2021. A two-fold increase in migration distance does not have breeding consequences in a long-distance migratory seabird with high flight costs. Mar Ecol Prog Ser :SEAav2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13535

Ezhov A.V., Gavrilo M.V., Krasnov Y.V., Bråthen V.S., Moe B., Baranskaya A.V., Strøm H. 2021. Transpolar and bi-directional migration strategies of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla from a colony in Novaya Zemlya, Barents Sea, Russia. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 676:189-203. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13889

Fauchald, P., Tarroux, A., Amélineau, F., Bråthen, V.S., Descamps, S., Ekker, M., Helgason, H.H., Johansen, M.K., Merkel, B., Moe, B., Åström, J., Anker-Nilssen, T., Bjørnstad, O., Chastel, O., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Danielsen, J., Daunt, F., Dehnhard, N., Erikstad, K.E., Ezhov, A., Gavrilo, M., Hallgrimsson, G.T., Hansen, E.S., Harris, M., Helberg, M., Jónsson, J.E., Kolbeinsson, Y., Krasnov, Y., Langset, M., Lorentsen, S.-H., Lorentzen, E., Newell, M., Olsen, B., Reiertsen, T.K., Systad, G.H., Thompson, P., Thórarinsson, T.L., Wanless, S., Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K., Strøm, H. 2021. Year-round distribution of Northeast Atlantic seabird populations: applications for population management and marine spatial planning. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 676:255-276. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13854

Fayet, A.L., Clucas, G.V., Anker-Nilssen, T., Syposz, M., Hansen, E.S. 2021. Local prey shortages drive foraging costs and breeding success in a declining seabird, the Atlantic puffin. Journal of Animal Ecology 90:5. p 1152-1164.

van Franeker, J.A., Kühn, S., Anker-Nilssen, T., Edwards, E.W.J., Gallien, F., Guse, N., Kakkonen, J.E., Mallory, M.L., Miles, W., Olsen, K.O., Pedersen, J., Provencher, J., Roos, M., Stienen, E., Turner, D.M., van Loon, W.M.G.M. 2021. New tools to evaluate plastic ingestion by northern fulmars applied to North Sea monitoring data 2002–2018. Marine Pollution Bulletin 166:112246, 11 pp.

Frederiksen, M., Descamps, S., Elliott, K.H., Gaston, A.J., Huffeldt, N.P., Kolbeinsson, Y., Linnebjerg, J.F., Lorentzen, E., Merkel, F.R., Strøm, H., Thórarinsson, T.L. 2021. Spatial variation in vital rates and population growth of thick-billed murres in the Atlantic Arctic. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 672:1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13823

Huffeldt, N.P., Tigano, A., Erikstad, K.E., Goymann, W., Jenni-Eiermann, S., Moum, T., Reiertsen, T.K. 2021. The relationship between daily behavior, hormones, and a color dimorphism in a seabird under natural continuous light. Hormones and Behavior 130:104930, 9 pp.

Kersten, O., Star, B., Leigh, D.M., Anker-Nilssen, T., Strøm, H., Danielsen, J., Descamps, S., Erikstad, K.E., Fitzsimmons, M.G., Fort, J., Hansen, E.S., Harris, M.P., Irestedt, M., Kleven, O., Mallory, M.L., Jakobsen, K.S., Boessenkool, S. 2021. Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses. Communications Biology 4:922, 12 s.

Léandri-Breton, D.J., Tarroux, A., Elliott, K.H., Legagneux, P., Angelier, F., Blévin, P., Bråthen, V.S., Fauchald, P., Goutte, A., Jouanneau, W., Tartu, S., Moe, B., Chastel, O. 2021. Long-term tracking of an Arctic-breeding seabird indicates high fidelity to pelagic wintering areas. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 676:205-218. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13798

Mercier, G., Yoccoz, N.G., Descamps, S. 2021. Influence of reproductive output on divorce rates in polar seabirds. Ecology and Evolution 11:12989–13000.

Moe, B., Daunt, F., Bråthen, V.S., Barrett, R.T., Ballesteros, M., Bjørnstad, O., Bogdanova, M.I., Dehnhard, N., Erikstad, K.E., Follestad, A., Gíslason, S., Hallgrimsson, G.T., Lorentsen, S.H., Newell, M., Petersen, A., Phillips, R.A., Ragnarsdóttir, S.B., Reiertsen, T.K., Åström, J., Wanless, S., Anker-Nilssen, T. 2021. Twilight foraging enables European shags to survive the winter across their latitudinal range. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 676: 145-157. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13697

Reiertsen, T.K., Layton-Matthews, K., Erikstad, K.E., Hodges, K., Ballesteros, M., Anker-Nilssen, T., Barrett, R.T., Benjaminsen, S., Bogdanova, M., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Daunt, F., Dehnhard, N., Harris, M.P., Langset, M., Lorentsen, S.H., Newell, M., Bråthen, V.S., Støyle-Bringsvor, I., Systad, G.H., Wanless, S. 2021. Inter-population synchrony in adult survival and effects of climate and extreme weather in non-breeding areas of Atlantic puffins. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 676: 219–231. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13809

Strøm, H., Descamps, S., Ekker, M., Fauchald, P., Moe, B. 2021. Tracking the movements of North Atlantic seabirds: steps towards a better understanding of population dynamics and marine ecosystem conservation. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 676:97-116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13801

Sydeman, W.J., Schoeman, D.S., Thompson, S.A., Hoover, B.A., García-Reyes, M., Daunt, F., Agnew, P., Anker-Nilssen, T., Barbraud, C., Barrett, R., Becker, P.H., Bell, E., Boersma, P.D., Bouwhuis, S., Cannell, B., Crawford, R.J.M., Dann, P., Delord, K., Elliott, G., Erikstad, K.E., Flint, E., Furness, R.W., Harris, M.P., Hatch, S., Hilwig, K., Hinke, J.T., Jahncke, J., Mills, J.A., Reiertsen, T.K., Renner, H., Sherley, R.B., Surman, C., Taylor, G., Thayer, J.A., Trathan, P.N., Velarde, E., Walker, K., Wanless, S., Warzybok, P., Watanuki, Y. 2021. Hemispheric asymmetry in ocean change and the productivity of ecosystem sentinels. Science 372:6545, p 980-983.

Blévin, P., Shaffer, S.A., Bustamante, P., Angelier, F., Picard, B., Herzke, D., Moe, B., Gabrielsen, G.W., Bustnes, J.O., Chastel, O. 2020. Contaminants, prolactin and parental care in an Arctic seabird: Contrasted associations of perfluoroalkyl substances and organochlorine compounds with egg-turning behavior. General and Comparative Endocrinology 291: 9 pp.

Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Langset, M., Anker-Nilssen, T. 2020. Offshore oil rigs – a breeding refuge for Norwegian Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla? Seabird 32: pp 20-32.

Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Mattisson, J., Norderhaug, K.M., Lorentsen, S.-H. 2020. Sharing the neighbourhood: assessing the impact of kelp harvest on foraging behaviour of the European shag. Marine Biology 167:136: 10 s.

Harris, S.M., Descamps, S., Sneddon, L.U., Cairo, M., Bertrand, P., Patrick, S.C. 2020. Personality-specific carry-over effects on breeding. Proc. R. Soc. B. 287: 20202381.

Johansen, M., Irgens, M., Strøm, H., Anker-Nilssen, T., Artukhin, Y., Barrett, R., Barry, T., Black, J., Danielsen, J., Descamps, S., Dunn, T., Ekker, M., Gavrilo, M., Gilchrist, G., Hansen, E., Hedd, A., Irons, D., Jakobsen, J., Kuletz, K., Mallory, M., Merkel, F., Olsen, B., Parsons, M., Petersen, Æ., Provencher, J., Robertson, G., Rönkä, M. 2020. International Black-legged Kittiwake Conservation Strategy and Action Plan, Circumpolar Seabird Expert Group. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Akureyri, Iceland: 28 pp.

Saraux, C., Sydeman, W.J., Piatt, J.F., Anker-Nilssen, T., Hentati-Sundberg, J., Bertrand, S., Cury, P.M., Furness, R.W., Mills, J.A., Österblom, H., Passuni, G., Roux, J.-P., Shannon, L.J., Crawford, R.J.M. 2020. Seabird-induced natural mortality of forage fish varies with fish abundance: Evidence from five ecosystems. Fish and Fisheries 22:2, pp 267-279.

Sebastiano, M., Angelier, F., Blévin, P., Ribout, C., Sagerup, K., Descamps, S., Herzke, D., Moe, B., Barbraud, C., Bustnes, J.O., Gabrielsen, G.W., Chastel, O. 2020. Exposure to PFAS is Associated with Telomere Length Dynamics and Demographic Responses of an Arctic Top Predator. Environ. Sci. Technol. 54:16, pp 10217-10226.

Strøm, H., Bakken, V., Skoglund, A., Descamps, S., Fjeldheim, V.B., Steen, H. 2020. Population status and trend of the threatened ivory gull Pagophila eburnea in Svalbard. Endang Species Res. 43: pp 435–445.

Bærum, K.M., Anker-Nilssen, T., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Fangel, K., Williams, T., Vølstad, J.H. 2019. Spatial and temporal variations in seabird bycatch: Incidental bycatch in the Norwegian coastal gillnet-fishery. PLoS ONE 14(3)

Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Anker-Nilssen, T., Crawford, R., Bond, A., Sigurðsson, G.M., Glemarec, G., Hansen, E.S., Kadin, M., Kindt-Larsen, L., Mallory, M., Merkel, F.R., Petersen, A., Provencher, J., Bærum, K.M. 2019. What’s the catch with lumpsuckers? A North Atlantic study of seabird bycatch in lumpsucker gillnet fisheries. Biological Conservation 240: 10 pp.

Clairbaux, M., Fort, J., Mathewson, P., Porter, W., Strøm, H., Grémillet, D. 2019. Climate change could overturn bird migration: Transarctic flights and high-latitude residency in a sea ice free Arctic. Scientific Reports 9, 17767

Dehnhard, N., Herzke, D., Gabrielsen, G.W., Anker-Nilssen, T., Ask, A., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Descamps, S., Hallanger, I., Hanssen, S.A., Langset, M., Monclús, L., O’Hanlon, N., Reiertsen, T.K., Strøm, H. 2019. NINA Report 1719 – Seabirds as indicators of distribution, trends and population level effects of plastics in the Arctic marine environment. Workshop Report. NINA Rapport 1719: 36 p.

Dehnhard, N., Skei, J., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., May, R., Halley, D., Ringsby, T.H., Lorentsen, S.-H. 2019. Boat disturbance effects on moulting common eiders Somateria mollissima. Marine Biology 167:12: 11 pp.

Descamps, S., Ramírez, F., Benjaminsen, S., Anker-Nilssen, T., Barrett, R. T., Burr, Z., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Erikstad, K.-E., Irons, D. B., Lorentsen, S.-H, Mallory, M. L., Robertson, G. J., Reiertsen, T. K., Strøm, H., Varpe, Ø., Lavergne, S. 2019. Diverging phenological responses of Arctic seabirds to an earlier spring. Global Change Biology; 00: 1-11 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14780

Descamps, S. 2019. Breeding synchrony and predator specialization: A test of the predator swamping hypothesis in seabirds. Ecology and Evolution 9: 1431-1436.

Dufour P., Descamps, S., Chantepie, S., Renaud, J., Guéguen, M., Schiffers, K., Thuiller, W., Lavergne, S. 2019. Reconstructing the geographic and climatic origins of long distance bird migrations. Journal of Biogeography 47: 155-166.

Guéry, L., Descamps, S., Hodges, K. I., Pradel, R., Moe, B., Hanssen, S.A., Erikstad, K. E., Gabrielsen, G. W., Gilchrist, H. G., Jenouvrier, S., Bêty, J. 2019. Winter extratropical cyclone influence on seabird survival: variation between and within common eider Somateria mollissima populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 627: 155-170. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13066

Harris, S. H., Descamps, S., Sneddon, L. U., Bertrand, P., Chastel, O., Patrick, S.C. 2019. Personality predicts foraging site fidelity and trip repeatability in a marine predator. Journal of Animal Ecology 00: 1-12.

Hovinen J., Tarroux A., Ramirez F., Forero M., Descamps S. 2019. Relationships between isotopic ratios, body condition and breeding success in a High Arctic seabird community. MEPS 613: 183-195

Lorentsen, S.-H., Mattisson, J., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S. 2019. Reproductive success in the European shag is linked to annual variation in diet and foraging trip metrics. MEPS 619: pp 137-147

Reiertsen, T.K., Erikstad, K.E., Johansen, M.K., Sandvik, H., Anker-Nilssen, T., Barrett. R., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Lorentsen, S.H., Strøm, H., Systad, G. 2019. Effekter av akutte bestandsreduksjoner hos sjøfugl knyttet til Lofoten, Vesterålen og Barentshavet. NINA Rapport 1547: 37 pp

Anker-Nilssen, T., Harris, M., Kleven, O., Langset, M. 2018. Status, origin, and population level impacts of Atlantic Puffins killed in a mass mortality event in southwest Norway early 2016. SEABIRD 30: 1-14

Anker-Nilssen, T., Jensen, J.-K., Harris, M.P. 2018. Fit is fat: winter body mass of Atlantic Puffins Fratercula arctica. Bird Study: 7 pp.

Bårdsen, B.-J., Hanssen, S.A., Bustnes, J.O. 2018. Multiple stressors: modeling the effect of pollution, climate and predation on viability of a sub-arctic marine bird. Ecosphere 9(7): 22 pp

Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., May, R., Lorentsen, S.-H. 2018. Taking a trip to the shelf: Behavioral decisions are mediated by the proximity to foraging habitats in the black-legged kittiwake. Ecology and Evolution 8: 866–878.

Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., May, R.F., Barrett, R.T., Langset, M., Sandercock, B.K., Lorentsen, S.-H. 2018. Prevailing weather conditions and diet composition affect chick growth and survival in the black-legged kittiwake. Marine Ecology Progress Series 604: 237-249.

Enstipp, M.R., Descamps, S., Fort, J., Grémillet, D. 2018. Almost like a whale – First evidence of suction-feeding in a seabird. Journal of Experimental Biology 221

Erikstad, K.E., Benjaminsen, S., Reiertsen, T.K., Ballestros, M., Strøm, H. 2018. Modeling the movements of common guillemots and their chicks from Bjørnøya to the mainland coast of Norway. NINA Report 1546: 24 pp.

Jakubas, D., Iliszko, L.M. , Strøm, H., Helgason, H.H., Stempniewicz, L. 2018. Flexibility of foraging strategies of the great skua Stercorarius skua breeding in the largest colony in the Barents Sea region. Frontiers in Zoology 15:9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-018-0257-x

Keogan, K., Lewis, S., Phillimore, A.B., Wanless, S., Daunt, F., Phillips, R.A., Walling, C.A., et al. 2018. Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds. Nature Climate Change 8: 313-318

Leat, E.H.K., Bourgeon, S., Hanssen, S.A., Petersen, A., Strøm, H., Bjørn, T.H., Gabrielsen, G.W., Bustnes, J.O., Furness, R.W., Haarr, A., Borgå, K. 2018. The effect of long-range transport, trophic position and diet specialization on legacy contaminant occurrence in great skuas, Stercorarius skua, breeding across the Northeast Atlantic. Environmental Pollution 244: 55-65.

Lorentsen, S-H., Anker-Nilssen, T., Erikstad, KE. 2018. Seabirds as guides for fisheries management: European shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis diet as indicator of saithe Pollachius virens recruitment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 586: 193-201 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12440

Reiertsen, T.K., Erikstad, K.E., Barrett, R., Lorentsen, S.-H., Holmøy, M.J. 2018. Effektstudie av turisme på sjøfugl. Hvordan påvirker ferdsel hekkende sjøfugl på Hornøya? NINA Rapport 1528: 30 pp

Systad, G.H.R., Bjørgesæter, A., Brude, O.W., Skeie, G.M. 2018. Standardisering og tilrettelegging av sjøfugldata til bruk i konsekvens- og miljørisikoberegninger. NINA Rapport 1509: 36 pp.

Taylor, RS., Bailie, A., Gulavita, P., Birt, T., Aarvak, T., Anker-Nilssen, T., Barton, DC., Lindquist, K., Bedolla-Guzmán, Y., Quillfeldt, P., Friesen, VL. 2018. Sympatric population divergence within a highly pelagic seabird species complex (Hydrobates spp.). Journal of Avian Biology 49 DOI: doi: 10.1111/jav.01515

Vihtakari, M., Welcker, J., Moe, B., Chastel, O., Tartu, S., Hop, H., Bech, C., Descamps, S., Gabrielsen, GW. 2018. Black-legged kittiwakes as messengers of Atlantifcation in the Arctic. Scientific Reports 8:1178

Barrett, R.T., Erikstad, K.E., Reiertsen, T.K. 2017. Ocean climate and egg investment in the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 579: 129–137.

Barrett, R.T., Strøm, H., Melnikov, M. 2017. On the polar edge: the status of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in the Barents Sea in 2015-16. Polar Research 36-1: 7 pp