{"id":2638,"date":"2021-01-25T08:44:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T07:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seapop.no\/?post_type=bc_activity&p=2638"},"modified":"2022-02-22T12:54:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T11:54:09","slug":"methods-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"bc_activity","link":"https:\/\/seapop.no\/en\/activities\/methods\/methods-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The monitoring of seabirds at key sites involves many hours of observation and registration, all while one is as careful as possible to avoid disturbing the birds. Here, reproduction data of the Br\u00fcnnich\u2019s guillemot are being registered on Jan Mayen.
Photo: Ola Nordsteien<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In SEAPOP, the monitoring encompasses annual measurements of the status of populations of different seabird species. This is first and foremost reflected through variables such as population size (how many are breeding), the adult birds\u2019 reproduction (how many eggs and young are produced) and the breeding birds\u2019 survival from year to year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For certain species we also register what and how much the birds eat (diet) and the timing of when they breed (phenology), e.g. measured as the start of egg laying or time of hatching for the young. The largest part of this monitoring occurs at a selection of so-called key sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is how we monitor seabird<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n