Climatological Effects on the Breeding of Terns
Résumé
Poster about the physical circulation in the Western Indian Ocean controls the supply of nutrients, and this, combined with the stability of the surface layer and the availability of sunlight controls the primary production. In this note, we review two papers' findings on how the physical conditions ultimately impact upon the breeding of terns, a marinetop predator in the region. Rather than trace causal links through the food chain, we show empirical connections between avian breeding and the environmental conditions, all of which appear statistically significant.
Mots clés
avian breeding
Birds
Breeding
Chlorophyll
Climate variability
climatology
Ecology
food chain
Forestry
Humans
marinetop predator
nutrients supply
ocean circulation
ocean temperature
oceanographic regions
oceanographic techniques
Primary production
Production
Productivity
Sea measurements
Sea surface
seawater
Stability
Sterna
surface layer
Temperature sensors
tern breeding
Western Indian Ocean