The importance of seabird research for New Zealand

Møller, Henrik; Frampton, C.; Hocken, A G; McLean, Ian; Saffer, V. M.; Sheridan, Lynnaire

doi:10.1080/03014223.2000.9518233

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“…They are of cultural and economic importance for Māori and Tasmanian aboriginal societies [4] , [5] , important as predators within their marine ecosystems, and as engineers within their island ecosystems due to their burrowing and deposition of biological material [6] , [7] , [8] . Understanding the foraging ecology of these birds is important for continued monitoring of their populations [9] , conservation and management of their island ecosystems [10] , and facilitating their use as indicators of Southern Ocean prey stocks [9] , [11] .…”

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Shearwater Foraging in the Southern Ocean: The Roles of Prey Availability and Winds

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BackgroundSooty (Puffinus griseus) and short-tailed (P. tenuirostris) shearwaters are abundant seabirds that range widely across global oceans. Understanding the foraging ecology of these species in the Southern Ocean is important for monitoring and ecosystem conservation and management.Methodology/Principal FindingsTracking data from sooty and short-tailed shearwaters from three regions of New Zealand and Australia were combined with at-sea observations of shearwaters in the Southern Ocean, physical oceanography, near-surface copepod distributions, pelagic trawl data, and synoptic near-surface winds. Shearwaters from all three regions foraged in the Polar Front zone, and showed particular overlap in the region around 140°E. Short-tailed shearwaters from South Australia also foraged in Antarctic waters south of the Polar Front. The spatial distribution of shearwater foraging effort in the Polar Front zone was matched by patterns in large-scale upwelling, primary production, and abundances of copepods and myctophid fish. Oceanic winds were found to be broad determinants of foraging distribution, and of the flight paths taken by the birds on long foraging trips to Antarctic waters.Conclusions/SignificanceThe shearwaters displayed foraging site fidelity and overlap of foraging habitat between species and populations that may enhance their utility as indicators of Southern Ocean ecosystems. The results highlight the importance of upwellings due to interactions of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current with large-scale bottom topography, and the corresponding localised increases in the productivity of the Polar Front ecosystem.

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Shearwater Foraging in the Southern Ocean: The Roles of Prey Availability and Winds

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“…the species is currently listed by the international Union for conservation of nature (iUcn) as "near threatened" (Birdlife international 2007a) although recent evidence points towards a decline great enough to justify reclassification as "vulnerable" . ongoing declines in sooty shearwater abundance could have substantial impacts on the ecology of seabird breeding islands, where their defecation and aeration of the soil makes these birds keystone species and ecosystem engineers (Moller et al 2000;Hawke & newman 2004Hawke & newman , 2005Mckechnie 2006;Mckechnie et al 2008).…”

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Predictive habitat modelling to estimate petrel breeding colony sizes: Sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) and mottled petrels (Pterodroma inexpectata) on Whenua Hou Island

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Fletcher

et al. 2009

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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to predict the presence of a colony, and a normal general linear model was used to predict the density of entrances within colonies. Aerial photography, GIS and a Digital Elevation Model were used to extract relevant habitat and location variables, and a combination of both regression models was used to predict the density of breeding burrows within each 5.32 m 2 pixel on the island. This complex GIS and habitat prediction modelling approach gave population estimates very similar to a more traditional simple area extrapolation method and gave no improvement in precision. However, correction for the slope of the land increased our simple area estimates of population size by 11%. We estimate populations of sooty shearwater and mottled petrel breeding pairs at 173 000 (162 000-190 000) and 160 000 (123 000-197 000) respectively. Based on this number of breeding pairs, we calculate that Whenua Hou supports a total population of 868 000 (554 000-1 270 000) sooty shearwaters. Our estimate of the total mottled petrel population 202 000 pairs (162 000-242 000) is comparable with the only published estimate, but could be an underestimate because mottled petrels are sometimes found in large burrows. More research for robust estimation of population trends is needed to assess the conservation status of mottled petrels.

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“…The political system in Aotearoa New Zealand is relatively unique in that it formally recognises Māori and Pākehā as distinct partners, with shared guardianship for natural resources and national identity and culture [16] (p. 38) [20]. This partnership is expressed in legislation, and both the Resource Management Act and the Conservation Act require consideration of Māori cultural values in environmental planning and conservation [21]. The passing of the Resource Management Act in 1991 was described as a 'new planning paradigm' and a landmark for the integration of Indigenous interests in planning and environmental management, and Section 4 of the Conservation Act specifically requires DOC 'to give effect to the principles of the Treaty' in its work [1] (Kāwai 2, p. 5).…”

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Te Pūkenga Atawhai—Cultural Awareness Raising and Conservation for Future Use in Aotearoa New Zealand

Dahlström

2021

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At Te Papa Atawhai/Department of Conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand, ‘cultural differences’ account for some of the difficulties that department staff experience in their interaction with Indigenous Māori in conservation work. To meet the need for better ‘cultural awareness’ of Māori conservation principles, the department has facilitated the development of Te Pūkenga Atawhai, which is an introductory course to Māori views of conservation offered to all department staff. For Māori, the course is also a part of a broader revitalisation process for Māori culture and society and a recognition of their bicultural Treaty partnership with the Crown. The paper investigates how the Te Pūkenga Atawhai course addresses the perceived difficulties with cultural differences between DOC and Māori in conservation work, and how Pou Kura Taiao and participants perceive its usefulness for teaching staff about Māori views of conservation. Some department staff argue that the course has contributed to a better understanding of Māori culture and conservation principles; others that it is too politicised and engages in cultural ‘tokenism’ of little relevance for conservation work.

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The importance of seabird research for New Zealand

Abstract: This special issue of New Zealand Journal of Zoology collects together 17 papers on recent seabird studies in the New Zealand region. A further five seabird papers have recently been published or are 'in press' in either the

Cited by 14 publications

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Shearwater Foraging in the Southern Ocean: The Roles of Prey Availability and Winds

Shearwater Foraging in the Southern Ocean: The Roles of Prey Availability and Winds

Predictive habitat modelling to estimate petrel breeding colony sizes: Sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) and mottled petrels (Pterodroma inexpectata) on Whenua Hou Island

Te Pūkenga Atawhai—Cultural Awareness Raising and Conservation for Future Use in Aotearoa New Zealand

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