@article{fdi:010070220,
  title = {{S}patial overlaps of foraging and resting areas of black-legged kittiwakes breeding in the {E}nglish {C}hannel with existing marine protected areas},
  author = {{P}onchon, {A}. and {A}ulert, {C}. and {L}e {G}uillou, {G}. and {G}allien, {F}. and {P}eron, {C}lara and {G}remillet, {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {E}nglish {C}hannel is one of the most anthropized marine ecosystems due to increasing human pressures, both along the coasts and at sea. {N}umerous marine protected areas ({MPA}s) have been created in this area but their ecological relevance still needs to be demonstrated for mobile species such as seabirds. {H}ere, we identified the at-sea foraging and resting areas of black-legged kittiwakes to quantify their spatial overlap with existing neighbouring {MPA}s. {U}sing solar-powered {GPS}-{UHF}, we tracked at-sea trips of 36 kittiwakes breeding at three colonies along the {F}rench coasts of the {E}nglish {C}hannel: {B}oulogne-sur-{M}er ({H}auts-de-{F}rance, n = 11), {F}ecamp ({N}ormandy, n = 14) and {S}aint-{P}ierre-du-{M}ont ({N}ormandy, n = 11). {W}hile kittiwakes nesting at the two {N}ormand colonies shared some of their foraging areas, birds from {B}oulogne-sur-{M}er did not overlap their foraging areas with {N}ormand birds. {GPS}-tracked birds from all three colonies remained close to the shore (< 30 km) and mainly remained within {F}rench national waters. {T}he existing {MPA} network encompassed > 60% of all recorded locations, but {MPA} use was largely colony-specific. {H}abitat models built to predict habitat suitability confirmed that some {MPA}s encompassed highly suitable foraging and resting habitats for black-legged kittiwakes in the {E}nglish {C}hannel. {C}onnectivity between the studied colonies was high, as indicated by inter-colony prospecting movements recorded in two individuals which supposedly failed their reproduction. {O}verall, this work highlights that marine species such as seabirds could benefit from existing {MPA}s. {N}evertheless, the diversity of {MPA} types and their different roles complicates their effectiveness to protect marine biodiversity.},
  keywords = {{MANCHE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {B}iology},
  volume = {164},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {119},
  ISSN = {0025-3162},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00227-017-3151-8},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070220},
}