Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recent mass mortality of non-breeding Tufted Puffins https://t.co/swo1zgLDY5 #ornithology #climatechange https://t.co/fcG6Od7kkx
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea.
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Several discussions highlight the serious consequences of climate change on Tufted puffins, such as comments like, 'Climate change is driving mass die-off events among TUFTED PUFFINS,' and assertions regarding the estimated loss of 3,150 to 8,500 birds due to starvation. The tone of urgency and concern in these posts reflects the serious nature of the findings, with phrases such as 'unusual mortality' and 'mass die-off' emphasizing the critical need for awareness and action.
The majority of discussions express strong agreement with the concerns raised in the publication regarding puffin mortality linked to environmental issues.
Participants demonstrate high interest in the topic, evident from their active discussions surrounding the publication and its implications.
While many comments are supportive, only a few delve deeply into scientific methods or broader ecological contexts, indicating moderate engagement.
There is a pronounced sentiment that the findings from the study have substantial implications for both wildlife and environmental policy.
Abstract in brief
- A mass mortality event in St. Paul Island, Alaska, from October 2016 to January 2017 resulted in the recovery of over 350 Tufted puffin carcasses, significantly higher than typical rates, indicating a concerning pattern linked to climate change.
- The majority of carcasses were unscavenged, suggesting ongoing high mortality, with an estimated 3,150 to 8,800 birds affected, primarily adult Tufted puffins and Crested auklets, which are usually rare in such findings.
- The emaciated state of the birds implies starvation as the main cause of death, potentially due to shifts in zooplankton and forage fish availability connected to rising sea temperatures, exacerbated by the stress of molting.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyUnusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea @UW_SAFS @PLOSONE https://t.co/T6vSBfWbRS https://t.co/N29JGtKiIN
“Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from starvation. In paper published Weds. in PLOS One
ベーリング海での飢餓症状によるエトピリカの大量死論文がしばらく前に出ていたことを思い出しました。 世界の個体数はまだ大きい数ですが、様々な影響で減っているのでしょう。 https://t.co/UP1xXgJwHA
Have some downtime at #ESA2019? Catch up on the latest #ecology research from @PLOSONE: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins: https://t.co/gbZDeGb9ni Australian shellfish ecosystems: https://t.co/nCY1YBVQIa Increased cold-stunning events for sea turtles: https://t.co/7MCNFt5Xp0
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea - https://t.co/ZV2S4xJUb1 Open Access Plos One #ornithology #seabirds
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RT @narcissina: ベーリング海での飢餓症状によるエトピリカの大量死論文がしばらく前に出ていたことを思い出しました。 世界の個体数はまだ大きい数ですが、様々な影響で減っているのでしょう。 https://t.co/UP1xXgJwHA
RT @narcissina: ベーリング海での飢餓症状によるエトピリカの大量死論文がしばらく前に出ていたことを思い出しました。 世界の個体数はまだ大きい数ですが、様々な影響で減っているのでしょう。 https://t.co/UP1xXgJwHA
ベーリング海での飢餓症状によるエトピリカの大量死論文がしばらく前に出ていたことを思い出しました。 世界の個体数はまだ大きい数ですが、様々な影響で減っているのでしょう。 https://t.co/UP1xXgJwHA
@OxyEvo Following up on my article about puffins needing to evolve in response to climate change, turns out there's mass puffin deaths related to climate change happening right now. https://t.co/3oyDNEkQ9r
RT @JohnFBruno: @ClimateComms @Revkin @kate_sheppard @drvox @yayitsrob @KHayhoe @Tessa_M_Hill @unccollege @ClimateCentral @UNC @IPCC_CH @AO…
@ClimateComms @Revkin @kate_sheppard @drvox @yayitsrob @KHayhoe @Tessa_M_Hill @unccollege @ClimateCentral @UNC @IPCC_CH @AOC @JayInslee @dwallacewells @tbartelme And its not just people that will suffer: reductions in prey fishes are impacting marine mammals and sea birds (as they starve to death and/or reduce reproductive output), eg https://t.co/x3j489MTcw
Have some downtime at #ESA2019? Catch up on the latest #ecology research from @PLOSONE: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins: https://t.co/gbZDeGb9ni Australian shellfish ecosystems: https://t.co/nCY1YBVQIa Increased cold-stunning events for sea turtles: https://t.co/7MCNFt5Xp0
RT @sunkislandbirds: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea - https://t.co/ZV2S4xJUb1 Open Acc…
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
RT @USGSWILDLIFE: Researchers, with the help of citizen scientists, investigated an unusual mass die-off of Tufted puffins in the eastern B…
Researchers, with the help of citizen scientists, investigated an unusual mass die-off of Tufted puffins in the eastern Bering Sea: https://t.co/zbFeBH7NcO https://t.co/q0GTHI3gRD
Why do puffins die massively? Most likely because they are starving, and this is caused by changes in zooplankton and fish populations due to #climatebreakdown. More in the paper by Jones et al. in @PLOSONE https://t.co/cEblXvXoth
RT @isafakir: "At the lower end, a little over 3,000 birds might have perished that season due to a food shortage. At the upper boundary, w…
RT @sunkislandbirds: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea - https://t.co/ZV2S4xJUb1 Open Acc…
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea - https://t.co/ZV2S4xJUb1 Open Access Plos One #ornithology #seabirds
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
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RT @IBIS_journal: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/OkGM6HvfCL | @PLOSONE |…
RT @IBIS_journal: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/OkGM6HvfCL | @PLOSONE |…
"Mass mortality events are increasing in frequency and magnitude, potentially linked with ongoing climate change." https://t.co/ocQKC8vcG0 #birds marine ecosystem #CO2
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/otSUltqd1E
#PLOSONE: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/klcXlZ59W4
#Climatechange is threatening puffins chill life by the seashore https://t.co/EzhG0yhGqR
Climate change could be the culprit behind thousands of Tufted puffin deaths in the Bering Sea, a new study reports: https://t.co/lkZeY1jHUU
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea - PLOS ONE https://t.co/26dWubg2tu
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/p5PnsmKCU3
#Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/KPeiyu0QAr #science
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/25HSB9GgBv
エトピリカの大量死と気候変動.→Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/KrDgxy8XHm
RT @drvox: Climate change is driving mass die-off events among TUFTED PUFFINS, you monsters. https://t.co/npk0hIxatO https://t.co/gZrryJERjo
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
RT @NHM_Oology: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea @UW_SAFS @PLOSONE https://t.co/T6vSBfWb…
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
RT @lovetogive2: “Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from st…
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea. https://t.co/AdfVgM3ro5
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
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RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
#PLOSONE: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/71aELDEhpB
PLoSONE: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea https://t.co/7uDneZZ5H0 #Oceanography
RT @RuediNager: Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recen…
RT @NHM_Oology: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea @UW_SAFS @PLOSONE https://t.co/T6vSBfWb…
RT @lovetogive2: “Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from st…
Bottom-up shift in #seabirds prey availability due to elevated sea surface temperature & moult stress may have caused recent mass mortality of non-breeding Tufted Puffins https://t.co/swo1zgLDY5 #ornithology #climatechange https://t.co/fcG6Od7kkx
RT @lovetogive2: “Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from st…
RT @lovetogive2: “Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from st…
RT @lovetogive2: “Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from st…
RT @lovetogive2: “Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from st…
RT @lovetogive2: “Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from st…
RT @lovetogive2: “Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from st…
“Parrish & group of colleagues used weather data to estimate between 3,150 & 8,500 birds probably died—most likely from starvation. In paper published Weds. in PLOS One
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RT @NHM_Oology: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea @UW_SAFS @PLOSONE https://t.co/T6vSBfWb…
RT @NHM_Oology: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea @UW_SAFS @PLOSONE https://t.co/T6vSBfWb…
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea @UW_SAFS @PLOSONE https://t.co/T6vSBfWbRS https://t.co/N29JGtKiIN
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern BERING Sea - PLOSONE http://bit.ly/2I5ZhJS
Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern BERING Sea - PLOSONE https://t.co/dYjMdi5ib2
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