Spatial and reproductive ecology of Brown Pelicans

Background

My PhD research, funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, aimed to obtain baseline data on Brown Pelican movements in relation to offshore development in the Gulf of Mexico. During the summers of 2013 - 2015, we deployed over 90 remote-downloading GPS units on adult pelicans at colonies in Louisiana, Texas, and Florida, which we combined with data on diet and reproductive ecology to develop a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between spatial ecology, reproductive output, risk exposure, and individual variability.

News

All project information and publications are now available on Marine Cadastre.

My full dissertation is available online!

To report a banded pelican and see maps of recent results, please visit the Pelican Project website.

For updates on the project, make sure to check out my blog.

BOEM Project Information

Landing page (contains all study details, reports, and publications)

Final project report

Technical summary

Associated Publications:

Mercury, Cadmium, Copper, Arsenic, and Selenium Measurements in the Feathers of Adult Eastern Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis) and Chicks in Multiple Breeding Grounds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Ndu, U., J.S. Lamb, S. Janssen, R. Rossi, Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice, 2020.

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 192: 236

Seasonal variation in environmental and behavioural drivers of annual‐cycle habitat selection in a nearshore seabird

Lamb, J.S., Y.G.Satgé, and P.G.R.Jodice, 2019.

Diversity and Distributions, DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13015

Movement patterns of California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) following oiling and rehabilitation

Lamb, J.S., C.V. Fiorello, Y.G.Satgé, K.Mills, M.Ziccardi, and P.G.R.Jodice, 2018

Marine Pollution Bulletin 131: 22-31

A bridge between oceans: overland migration of marine birds in a wind energy corridor

Lamb, J.S., D.J. Newstead, L.M. Koczur, B.M. Ballard, M.C. Green, and P.G.R. Jodice, 2017

Journal of Avian Biology 49: jav-01474

Diet composition and provisioning rates of nestlings determine reproductive success in a subtropical seabird

Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice, 2017

Marine Ecology Progress Series 581: 149-164

Influence of density-dependent competition on foraging and migratory behavior of a subtropical colonial seabird

Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice, 2017

Ecology and Evolution 7: 6469-6481

Physical condition and stress levels during early development reflect nutrition and predict nestling survival in a nearshore seabird

Lamb, J.S., K.M. O’Reilly, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2016

Conservation Physiology 4: cow060

Behavioral and reproductive effects of GPS transmitter attachment on Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) on three temporal scales

Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, C.V. Fiorello, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2016

Journal of Ornithology 158: 617-627

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