Path analysis reveals combined winter climate and pollution effects on the survival of a marine top predator
K. Layton-Matthews, K. E. Erikstad, H. Sandvik, M. Ballesteros, K. Hodges, M. d. S. Mesquita, T. K. Reiertsen, N. G. Yoccoz, J. O. Bustnes
This study uses path analysis to show that warmer winter ocean temperatures and organochlorine pollutants both affect the survival of great black-backed gulls through their impact on body mass.
bioRxiv · Dec 14, 2023Ecology