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The potential of ecologists to enhance our understanding of seabird health


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MELANIE R. WELLS1*, ANNIE PHILIPS2, MARY-ANNE LEA3 & SCOTT CARVER1
1Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia *(mel.wells@utas.edu.au)
2Wildlife Health and Marine Section, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, 134 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
3Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, 20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004, Australia

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WELLS, M.R., PHILIPS, A., LEA, M.A. & CARVER, S. 2023. The potential of ecologists to enhance our understanding of seabird health. Marine Ornithology 51: 11 - 22
http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.51.1.1504

Received 03 June 2022, accepted 13 October 2022

Date Published: 2023/04/15
Date Online: 2023/04/10
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Key words: passive, active, surveillance, One Health, auxiliary sample

Abstract

Ecologists play a pivotal role in the detection and investigation of population changes in seabirds and by doing so have significant potential to contribute to enhancing knowledge of seabird health. This review highlights key examples in the literature where ecologists have employed diligent passive health surveillance and/or undertaken targeted investigations of seabirds, strategies that have augmented our knowledge of seabird health at individual and population levels. Within the context of One Health, an integrated approach to perceiving and managing health, this review amalgamates veterinarian and ecology disciplines by summarising auxiliary metrics of clinical health that may be considered for incorporation into ongoing fieldwork. A focus on effective surveillance will advance understanding of disease processes impacting seabird health.

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