Recent Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications (Past 6 Years)

Montevecchi WA, Regular PM, Rail J.-F., d’Entremont KJN, Garthe S, Power K, Mooney C, Guzzwell L, Wilhelm S. Ocean heatwave induces colony desertion and breeding failures at the Northern Gannets’ southern breeding limit. Marine Ornithology: in press
Albert C, Helgason H-H, Brault-Favrou M, Robertson GJ, Descamps S, Amélineau F, Danielsen J, Dietz R, Elliott K, Erikstad KE, Eulaers I, Ezhov A, Fitzsimmons MG, Gavrilo M, Golubova E, Grémillet D, Hatch S, Jakubas D, Kitaysky S, KolbeinssonY, Krasnov Y, Lorentsen S-H, Lorentzen E, MalloryML, Merkel B, Merkel FR, Montevecchi WA, Mosbech A, Olsen B, Patterson A, Provencher J, Huffeldt NP, Plumejeaud C, Pratte I, Reiertsen TK, Renner H, Rojek N, Romano M, Strøm H, Systad GH, Thórarinsson TL, Will AP, Wojczulanis-Jakubas K, Bustamante P, Fort J. Seasonal variation of mercury contamination in Arctic seabirds: A pan-arctic assessment. Science of the Total Environment: in press 
Dias M, Phillips R, Oppel S, Hazin C, Pearmain E, Adams J, Anderson D, Antolos M, Arata J, Arcos JM, Arnould J, Awkerman J, Bell E, Bell M, Carey M, Carle R, Clay T, Cleeland J, Colodro V, Conners M, Cruz-Flores M, Cuthbert R, Delord K, Deppe L, Dilley B, Dinis H, Elliott G, De Felipe F, Felis J, Forero M, Freeman A, Fukuda A, Gonzalez-Solis J, Granadeiro JP, Hedd A, Hodum P, Igual JM, Jaeger A, Landers T, Le Corre M, Makhado A, Metzger B, Militão T, Montevecchi W, Morera-Pujol V, Navarro-Herrero , Deon Nel , David Nicholls , Daniel ORO , Ridha Ouni , Kiyoaki Ozaki , Dr. Flavio Quintana , Raül Ramos L, Reid T, Reyes-González JM, Robertson C, Robertson G, Romdhane MS, Ryan P, Sagar P, Sato F, Schoombie S, Scofield RP, Shaffer S, Shah NJ, Stevens K, Surman C, Suryan R, Takahashi A, Tatayah V, Taylor G, Thompson D, Torres L, Walker K, Wanless R, Waugh S, Weimerskirch H, Yamamoto T Zajkova Z, Zango L, Catry P. Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels. Science.
Clairbaux et al Meeting Paris agreement objectives will temper seabird winter distribution shifts in the North Atlantic Ocean. Global Change Biology: accepted
Dias M, Phillips R, Oppel S, Hazin C, Pearmain E, Adams J, Anderson D, Antolos M, Arata J, Arcos JM, Arnould J, Awkerman J, Bell E, Bell M, Carey M, Carle R, Clay T, Cleeland J, Colodro V, Conners M, Cruz-Flores M, Cuthbert R, Delord K, Deppe L, Dilley B, Dinis H, Elliott G, De Felipe F, Felis J, Forero M, Freeman A, Fukuda A, Gonzalez-Solis J, Granadeiro JP, Hedd A, Hodum P, Igual JM, Jaeger A, Landers T, Le Corre M, Makhado A, Metzger B, Militão T, Montevecchi W, Morera-Pujol V, Navarro-Herrero , Deon Nel , David Nicholls , Daniel ORO , Ridha Ouni , Kiyoaki Ozaki , Dr. Flavio Quintana , Raül Ramos L, Reid T, Reyes-González JM, Robertson C, Robertson G, Romdhane MS, Ryan P, Sagar P, Sato F, Schoombie S, Scofield RP, Shaffer S, Shah NJ, Stevens K, Surman C, Suryan R, Takahashi A, Tatayah V, Taylor G, Thompson D, Torres L, Walker K, Wanless R, Waugh S, Weimerskirch H, Yamamoto T Zajkova Z, Zango L, Catry P. Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels. Science Advances: accepted.
Champoux J, Rail J-F, Houde M, Giraudo M, Soos C, Fairhurst G, Hobson K, Lacaze E, Brousseau P, Guillemette M, Lair S, Montevecchi WA., Franci C, Verreault J. An investigation of physiological effects of the Deepwater Horizon oilspill on a long-distance migratory seabird, the Northern Gannet. Marine Pollution Bulletin 153: 110953. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110953
Duda MP, Glew JR, Michelutti N, Robertson GJ, Montevecchi WA, Kissinger J, Eickmeyer DC, Blais JM, Smol JP. Long-term changes in terrestrial vegetation driven by shifts in a colonial seabird population. Ecosystems: doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00494-8
Duda MP, Robertson GJ, Lim JE, Kissinger J, Eickmeyer JC, Grooms C, Kimpe LE, Montevecchi WA, Michelutti N, Blais JM, Smol JP. Striking millennial-scale changes in the population size of a threatened seabird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2234
Gulka J, Jenkins E, Maynard LD, Regular PM, Montevecchi WA, Davoren GK. Inter-colony foraging dynamics relate to prey availability in a pursuit-diving seabird Marine Ecology Progress Series 651: 183–198 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13463
Stenhouse IJ, Berlin AM, Gilbert AT, Goodale AW, Gray CO, Montevecchi WA, Savoy L, Spiegel CS. Assessing spatial use by three diving bird species on the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf: Exposure to offshore wind energy areas. Diversity and Distribution: DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13168
MontevecchiWA, Gerrow K. Buren AD, Davoren G, Lewis K, Montevecchi, MW, Regular PM. (2019) Pursuit-diving seabird endures regime shift involving a three decadal decline of forage fish abundance and condition. Marine Ecology Progress Series 627: 171–178. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13094
Baylis AMM, Tierney M, Orben R, Warwick-Evans V, Wakefield E, Grecian J, Trathan P, Reisinger R, Ratcliffe N, Croxall JP, Campioni L, Catry P, Crofts S, Boersma PD, Galimberti F, Hedd A, Granadeiro J, Handley J, Hayes S, Masello JF, Montevecchi W, Putz K, Quillfeldt P, Rebstock GA, Sanvito S, Staniland I, Brickle P (2019) Important marine areas used by higher predators on the southern Patagonian Shelf. Scientific Reports 9(1):8517 DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-44695-1
Champoux J, Rail J-F, Houde M, Giraudo M, Soos C, Fairhurst G, Hobson K, Lacaze E, Brousseau P, Guillemette M, Lair S, Montevecchi W. A., Franci C., Verreault J. Potential impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout on a long-distance migrating seabird. Marine Pollution Bulletin [accepted under revision]
Duda MP, Robertson GJ, Lim JE, Kissinger J, Eickmeyer JC, Grooms C, Kimpe LE, Montevecchi WA, Michelutti N, Blais JM, Smol JP. Striking millennial-scale changes in the population size of a threatened seabird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, in press.
Buren AD, Murphy HM, Adamack AT, Davoren GK, Koen-Alonso M, Montevecchi WA, Mowbray FK, Pepin P, Regular P, Robert D, Stenson G, Varkey D (2018) The collapse and continued low productivity of a keystone forage fish species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 616: 155-170.
Rodríguez A, Arcos JM, Bretagnolle V, Dias M, Holmes N, Louzao M, Provencher J, Raine A, Ramírez F, Rodríguez B, Ronconi RA, Taylor RS, Bonneaud E, Borrelle S, Cortés V, Descamps S, Friesen VL, Genovart M, Hedd A, Hodum P, Humphries G, Le Corre M, Lebarbenchon C, Martin R, Melvin EF, Montevecchi WA, Pinet P, Pollet I, Ramos R, Russell J, Ryan PG, Sanz-Aguilar A, Spatz D, Travers M, Votier SC, Wanless R, Woehler E, Chiaradia A (2019) Future directions in conservation research on petrels and shearwaters. Frontiers in Evolution and Ecology. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00094 PDF
Montevecchi WA, Power K, White E, Mooney C, Careen W, Guzzwell L, Lamarre, J, Aeberhard M, Fiely, J (2019) Eastern coyote (Canis latrans) predation on adult and pre-fledgling Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) nesting on mainland cliffs at Cape St. Mary’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Marine Ornithology 47: 39-42. PDF
Yurkowski DJ, Auger-Méthé M, Mallor ML, Wong SNP, Gilchrist HG, Gaston AJ, Derocher AE, Richardson E, Lunn NJ, Hussey NE, Marcoux M, Togunov R, Fisk AT, Harwood LA, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Dietz R1, Rosing-Asvid A, Born EW0, Mosbech A, Fort J, Loseto L, Richard PR, Iacozza J, Jean-Gagnon F, Brown TM, Westdal K, Orr J, LeBlanc B, Kessel ST, Blanchfield P, Davis S, Maftei M, Spencer N, McFarlane-Tranquilla CL, Montevecchi WA, Bartzen B, Anderson, B, Ferguson SH (2018) Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic. Diversity and Distribution 2018:1-18. PDF
Augé AA, Dias MP, Hedd A, Lascelles B, Baylis AMM, Black A, Boersma PD , Catry P, Crofts S, Galimberti F, Granadeiro JP, A, Ludynia K, Masello JF, Montevecchi WA, Phillips RA, Pütz K, Quillfel,Rebstock G¸ Sanvito S, Staniland IJ, Stanworth A, Thompson D, Tierney M, Trathan PN, Croxall JP (2018) Framework for mapping key areas for marine megafauna to inform Marine Spatial Planning in the Falkland Islands: A case study. Marine Policy 92: 61-72. PDF
Burke CM, Montevecchi WA (2018) Taking the bite out of winter: Common Murres (Uria aalge) push their dive limits to surmount energy constraints. Frontiers in Marine Science 5:63. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00063 PDF
Furness RW, Hallgrimsson GT, Montevecchi WA, Fifield D, Kubetzki U, Mendel B, Garthe S. (2018) Adult gannet migrations frequently loop clockwise around the British Isles. Ringing and Migration (in press)
Hedd A, Pollet IL, Mauck RA, Burke CM, Mallory ML, McFarlane Tranquilla LA, Montevecchi WA, Robertson GJ, Ronconi RA, Shutler D, Wilhelm; SI, Burgess NM (2018) Foraging areas, offshore habitat use and colony segregation by incubating Leach's Storm-Petrels in the NW Atlantic. PLoS One 13(5): e0194389. PDF
Keogan K, Daunt F, Wanless S, Phillips R, Walling C, Agnew P, Ainley D, Anker-Nilssen T,, Ballard G, Barrett R, Barton K, Bech C, Becker P, Berglund P-A, Birkhead T, Bollache L, Bond A, Bouwhuis S, Bradley R, Burr Z, Camphuysen C, Catry P, Chiaradia A, Christensen-Dalsgaard S, Cuthbert R, Dehnhard N, Descamps S, Diamond T, Divoky G, Drummond H, Dugger K, Dunn M, Emmerson L, Erikstad KE, Fort J, Fraser W, Gaston A, Genovart M, Gilg O, Granadiero JP, Gremillet D, Hansen J, Hanssen S, Harris M, Hedd, Hinke A, Igual JM, Jahncke J, Jones I, Kappes P, Lang J, Langset M, Lescroël A, Lorentsen S-H, Lyver P, Mallory M, Moe B, Montevecchi W, Monticelli D, Mostello C, Newell M, Nicholson L, Nisbet I, Olsson O, Oro D, Pattison V, Poisbleau M, Pyk T, Quintana F, Ramos J, Ramos R, Reiertsen T, Rodríguez C, Ryan P, Sanz-Aguilar A, Schmidt N, Shannon P, Sittler B, Southwell C, Surman C, Svagelj W, Trivelpiece W, Warzybok P, Watanuki Y, Weimerskirch H, Wilson P, Wood A, Phillimore A, Lewis S. (2018) Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds. Nature Climate Change8:313–318. doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0115-z PDF
Descamps S, Anker-Nilssen T, Barrett RT, Irons D, Merkel F, Robertson GJ, Yoccoz NG, Mallory ML, Montevecchi WA, Artukhin Y, Boertmann D, Christensen-Dalsgaard S, Erikstad KE, Gilchrist HG, Labansen AL, Lorentsen SH, Mosbech A, Olsen B, Petersen A, Rail J-F, Renner H, Strøm H, Systad GH, Wilhelm SI, Zelenskaya L. (2017). Circumpolar population dynamics of a marine top-predator track large-scale environmental shifts and ocean warming rates. Global Change Biology 23(9):3770-3780. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13715. Epub 2017 May 10. PDF
Fairhurst GD, Champoux L, Hobson KA, Rail J-F, Verreault J, Guillemette M, Montevecchi WA, Brousseau P, Soos C (2017) Feather corticosterone during non-breeding correlates with multiple measures of physiology during subsequent breeding in a migratory seabird. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: 208: 1–13. PDF
Haney JC, Jodice PGR, Montevecchi WA, Evers DC (2017) Challenges to oil spill assessment for seabirds in the deep ocean. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology DOI 10.1007/s00244-16-0355-8 PDF
Frederiksen M, Descamps S, Erikstad KE, Gaston AJ, Gilchrist HG, Johansen KL, Kolbeinsson Y, Linnebjerg JF, Mallory ML, McFarlane-Tranquilla LA, Merkel FM, Montevecchi WA, Mosbech A, Reiertsen TK, Robertson GJ, Steen H, Strøm H, Thórarinsson TL (2016) Migratory connectivity of a declining seabird on an ocean basin scale: conservation implications. Biological Conservation 26-35 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.05.011 PDF
Garthe S, Hallgrimson GT, Montevecchi WA, Fifield DA, Furness RW (2016) East or west? Migration routes of Northern Gannets Morus bassanus from southeastern Iceland. Marine Biology 163:151 DOI 10.1007/s00227-016-2918-7 PDF
Burke CM, Montevecchi WA, Regular PM (2015) Seasonal variation in parental investment drives sex-specific foraging by a monomorphic seabird. PLoS ONE 10(11):e0141190. doi:10.137/journal.pone01141190 PDF
McFarlane Tranquilla L, Montevecchi WA, Hedd A, Regular PM, Robertson GJ, Fifield DA, R Devillers (2015) Ecological segregation among congeneric Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) and Common Murres (Uria aalge) in the Northwest Atlantic persists through the nonbreeding period. Canadian Journal of Zoology 93: 447–460 dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2014-0315 PDF
Buren AD, Koen-Alonso M, Pepin P, Mowbray FK, Nakashima BS, Stenson GB, Ollerhead LMN, Montevecchi WA (2014) Bottom-up regulation of capelin, a keystone forage species. PLoS ONE 9(2): e87589. dx.doi.org10.1371/journal.pone.0087589 PDF
Burke C, Montevecchi WA, Hedd A, McFarlane-Tranquilla L, Regular P, Robertson G, Wilhelm S (2014) Stable isotopes reflect age shifts in the trophic niche of Dovekies. Marine Ornithology 42: 17-22. PDF
Fifield DA, Montevecchi WA, Garthe S, Robertson GJ, Kubetzki U, Rail J-F (2014) Migratory tactics and wintering areas of Northern Gannets in North America. Ornithological Monographs 79: 1-63 dx.doi.org/10.1642/aoum.79-1 PDF
Garthe S, Guse N, Montevecchi WA, Rail J-F, Grégoire F (2014) The daily catch: Flight altitude and diving behaviour of Northern Gannets feeding on Atlantic mackerel. Journal of Sea Research 85: 456-462 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2013.07.020 PDF
Hedd A, Montevecchi WA, Phillips RA, Fifield DA (2014) Seasonal sexual segregation by monomorphic Sooty Shearwaters Puffinus griseus reflects different reproductive roles during the prelaying period. PLoS ONE 9(1): e85572. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085572 PDF
McFarlane Tranquilla L, Montevecchi WA, Fifield DA, Hedd A, Gaston AJ, Robertson GJ, Phillips RA (2014) Individual winter movement strategies in two species of murre (Uria spp.) in the Northwest Atlantic. PLoS ONE 9(4): e90583. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090583 PDF
Pollett, I, Hedd A, Taylor PD, Montevecchi WA, Shutler D (2014) Migratory movements and wintering areas of Leach’s Storm-Petrels tracked using geolocators. Journal of Field Ornithology 85: 322–329, 2014 dx.doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12071 PDF
Provencher JF, Bond AL, Hedd A,Montevecchi WA, Muzaffar SB, Courchesne SJ, Gilchrist HG, Jamieson SE, Mallory ML (2014) Accumulation of marine debris in marine birds from the North Atlantic. Marine Pollution Bulletin 84: 411-417. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.04.044 PDF
Rao A, Hockey PAR, Montevecchi WA (2014) Coastal dispersal by pre-breeding African Black Oystercatchers. Haematopus moquini. Marine Ornithology 42: 105-112. PDF
Regular PM, Hedd A, Montevecchi WA, Robertson, GJ, Storey AE, Walsh CJ (2014) Why timing is everything: Energetic costs and reproductive consequences of resource mismatch for a chick-rearing seabird. Ecosphere 5(12):155. dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00182.1 PDF
Bennett SG, Burke CM, Hedd A, Montevecchi WA (2013) Comparison of capelin Mallotus villosus in the diets of Common Murres Uria aalge and Northern Gannets Morus bassanus foraging from the same breeding site in the northwest Atlantic. Marine Ornithology 41: 179-182. PDF
McFarlane Tranquilla LA, Montevecchi WA, Hedd A, Fifield DA, Burke CM, Smith PA, Regular PM, Robertson GJ, Gaston AJ, Phillips RA (2013) Multiple-colony winter habitat use by murres (Uria spp.) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean: Implications for marine risk assessment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 472: 287–303. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps10053 PDF
Regular PM, Hedd A, Montevecchi WA (2013) Must marine predators always follow scaling laws? Memory guides the foraging decisions of a pursuit-diving seabird. Animal Behaviour 86: 545-552. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.06.008 PDF
Regular PM, Montevecchi WA, Hedd A, Robertson GJ, Wilhelm SI (2013) Canadian fishery closures provide an large scale test of gillnet bycatch on seabird populations. Biology Letters 9 dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0088 PDF
Wille M, Yanyan Huang Y, Robertson GJ, Ryan P, Wilhelm S, Fifield DA, Bond AL, Granter A, Munro, H, Buxton R, Jones IL, Fitzsimmons M, Storey A, Burke C, McFarlane Tranquilla L, Regular P, Rector M, Takahashi L, Kouwenburg A-L, Hedd A, Montevecchi WA, et al (2012) Evaluation of seabirds as hosts of influenza A viruses. Journal of Wildlife Disease 50 (1) dx.doi.org/10.7589/2012-10-247 PDF
Montevecchi WA, Hedd A, McFarlane-Tranquilla L, Fifield DA, Burke CM, Regular PM, Davoren GK, Garthe S, Gaston AJ, Robertson GJ, Philips RA (2012) Tracking seabirds to identify ecologically important and high risk marine areas. Biological Conservation 156: 62–71. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.001 PDF
Bond AL, Montevecchi WA, Guse N, Regular PM, Garthe S, Rail J-F (2012) Marine debris in the nests of a large colonial seabird is related to fishing effort. Marine Pollution Bulletin 64: 907-911.
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.011 PDF
Buren AD, Koen-Alonso M, Montevecchi WA (2012) Linking predator diet and prey availability: Common murre and capelin in the Northwest Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 445: 25-35. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps09465 PDF
Burke CM, Montevecchi WA, Wiese FK (2012) Inadequate environmental monitoring around offshore oil and gas platforms on the Grand Bank of Eastern Canada: Are marine birds at risk? Journal of Environmental Management 104: 121-127. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.02.012 PDF
Davoren GK, Penton P, Burke CM, Montevecchi WA (2012) Linking water temperature, the timing of capelin spawning and seabird diets to monitor ocean climate in northeastern Newfoundland. ICES Journal of Marine Science 69: 1234–1241. dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss032 PDF
Elliott KH, McFarlane-Tranquilla L, Burke CM, Hedd A, Montevecchi WA, Anderson WG (2012) Year-round deployments of small geolocators increase corticosterone levels in murres. Marine Ecology Progress Series 466: 1-7 (Feature Article). dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps09975 PDF
Fort J, Pettex E, Tremblay Y, Lorentsen S-H, Garthe S, Votier S, Pons JB, Siorat F, Furness RW, Grecian JW, Bearhop S, Montevecchi WA, Grémillet D (2012) Meta-population evidence of oriented chain-migration in Northern Gannets. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 10: 237-242. dx.doi.org/10.1890/110194 PDF
Heath J, Montevecchi WA, Esler D (2012) A method for quantifying consistency in animal distributions using survey data. PLoS ONE 7(9): e44353. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044353 PDF
Hedd A, Montevecchi WA, Otley H, Phillips RA, Fifield DA (2012) Trans-equatorial migration and spatio-temporal habitat use of post-breeding Sooty Shearwaters Puffinus griseus in the Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 449: 277-299. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps09538 PDF
Lewison R, Oro D, Godley B, Underhill L, Bearhop S, Wilson RP, Ainley D, Arcos JM, Boersma PD, Borboroglu P, Boulinier T, Frederiksen M, Genovart M, González-Solís J, Green JA, Grémillet D, Hamer KC, Hilton GM, Hyrenbach KD, Martínez-Abraín A, Montevecchi WA, Phillips RA, Ryan PG, Sagar P, Sydeman WJ, Wanless S, Watanuki Y, Weimerskirch H, Yorio P (2012) Research priorities for seabirds: Improving seabird conservation and management in the 21st century. dx.doi.org/10.3354/esr00419 PDF
Penton PM, Davoren GK,Montevecchi WA, Andrews D (2012) Beach and demersal spawning of capelin on the northeast Newfoundland coast: Egg development and mortality. Canadian Journal of Zoology 90: 248–256. dx.doi.org/10.1139/z11-132 PDF
Robertson GJ, Fifield DA, Montevecchi WA, Gaston AJ, Burke CM, Byrne R, Elliot KH, Gjerdrum C, Gilchrist HG, Hedd A, Mallory ML, McFarlane Tranquilla L, Regular PM, Ryan PC, Smith PA, Wilhelm SI (2012). Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada. Journal of Ocean Technology 7: 41-58. PDF
Young MA, Fifield DA, Montevecchi WA (2012) A Newfoundland Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra percna): Likely evidence of Type 8 subspecies percna? North American Birds 66: 29-33 PDF

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