Density-dependent competition for food influences the foraging behaviour and population dynamics of colonial animals. Tracking technology can provide new insights in how these patterns vary among populations, and collaboration between research groups studying
Seabirds are a very vulnerable group of species; globally, a third of all species are severely threatened. They face a wide variety of serious threats, including loss of prey due to exploitation, habitat
Climate change is considered one of the top three threats to seabirds. Arctic terns could be particularly vulnerable as they rely on both polar regions and migrate across huge expanses of the planet.