AN UPDATED POPULATION ESTIMATE FOR NORTHERN GANNETS ACROSS THEIR NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC BREEDING RANGE FOLLOWING THE 2022 OUTBREAK OF HIGH PATHOGENICITY AVIAN INFLUENZA
L. Quinn, Jana W. E. Jeglinski, Svenja N.V. Auhage, Dawn E. Balmer, I. Støyle Bringsvor, E. Burton, Johan H Funder Castenschiold, Signe Christensen‐Dalsgaard, Jóhannis Danielsen, Jochen Dierschke, А.В. Ежов, Gudmundsson G. A., Tom Hart, Mark John Jessopp, R. Jones, , S. Wanless
This study updates the population estimate for northern gannets in the North-East Atlantic after a 2022 HPAI outbreak, showing a 17% decline in occupied sites.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2026 · PreprintEcology