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  1. Abyssal scavenging demersal fauna at two areas of contrasting productivity on the Subantarctic Crozet Plateau, southern Indian Ocean

    Abyssal scavenging demersal fauna at two areas of contrasting productivity on the Subantarctic Crozet Plateau, southern Indian Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NJ Cousins --- Oceanlab, UK T Horton --- National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK BD Wigham --- Dove Marine Laboratory, School of Marine Science and Technology, UK PM Bagley --- Oceanlab, UK
    The Crozet Plateau is situated below typical high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll (HNLC) waters of the southern Indian Ocean. The area to the east of the Crozet Islands experiences high levels of surface productivity during the austral summer due to natural iron enrichment...
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  2. Intertidal foraging by Tristan Thrushes

    Intertidal foraging by Tristan Thrushes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Peter G Ryan --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Ben J Dilley --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa
    We report that some 10% of Tristan Thrushes Turdus eremita on the coast at Inaccessible Island feed extensively on marine invertebrates (mainly crustaceans), despite lacking functional salt glands. Such birds regularly drink from freshwater springs that are common along the...
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