2021

Hansen, E.S. Population growth rate of Atlantic puffin in Iceland 2011-2021. [ Read more ]

Hansen, E.S. The Atlantic puffin breeding population in Iceland. [ Read more ]

Hansen, E.S. &  Martinez Catalan, R.A. Atlantic puffin chick diet and population growth, 2011-2021. [ Read more ]

Hansen, E.S. & A. Hedd. First year-round tracking of the globally threatened Leach´s Storm-petrel in Iceland. [ Read more ]

3rd World Seabird Conference 4-8. October 2021 (virtual):

Tarroux et al. Year-round exposure of pelagic Arctic-breeding seabirds to fisheries and other anthropogenic stressors in the Northeast Atlantic. Oral presentation.

Albert et al. A spatial ecotoxicology approach at multi-colony and multi species scales unravels mercury distribution in wintering seabirds across the North Atlantic Arctic. Oral presentation

Bonnet-Lebrun et al. Using multi-colony tracking to understand the foraging ecology of two sympatrically breeding auks around Iceland. Oral presentation.

Amélineau et al. How do seabird migrations differ from other bird migrations? An assessment on six pelagic species of the North Atlantic. Oral presentation.

Fort et al. Mercury contamination of Arctic seabirds: spatio-temporal trends and health impacts. Poster: 2A-M-60.

2018

Erpur S. Hansen. 135-year time series of Atlantic Puffin production is negatively correlated to sea surface temperature: Population control by temperature dependent survival of ectotherm sandeel prey? Arctic Biodiversity Congress 9. Oct. Rovianemi, Finland. CC4: Early warnings: approaches to measuring, modelling and assessing change in biodiversity. Chairs: Deb Cooper & Erpur S. Hansen. [Read more]

Fayet et al. Linking foraging ecology & population declines in Atlantic Puffins. British Ecological Soc. annual meeting Dec. Birmingham.

2017

Hansen. Changes in Atlantic puffin productivity and harvest in Iceland. Cross-disciplinary workshop on drivers of decline in Atlantic puffins & other species with related feeding ecology in the North Atlantic. Univ. of Iceland Askja. 22-23. March. BirdLife Iceland, RSPB, Birdlife International.

Hansen. Changes in Atlantic Puffin productivity in Iceland. Puffin symposium -Waterbird Intern. Conf. (WIC) 8-11. August, Askja Reykjavík.

Fayet et al. Drivers of Atlantic puffins’ migratory strategies across their breeding range, & implications for colony productivity. Poster A) WIC 8-11. Aug, B) IceBio 2017 26-28. Oct. Askja, Reykjavík

Hansen. Puffin – the most abundant species on a red list. Does the Red List provide protection? Symposium on the Icelandic Red List. 22. Sept. Askja, Reykjavík. BirdLife Iceland & Icel. Inst. of Nat. Hist. (IINH) [watch here]

2016

Hansen et al. Hunting sustainability of six Icelandic species. VistÍs 2016. 3. March. Verkís Reykjavík.

Þórarinsson et al. Migration & wintering areas of Icelandic Auks. VistÍs 2016 3. March. Verkís Reykjavík.

Hansen. Negative correlation of puffin harvest to sea surface temperarure for 135 years. Symposium of the Scientific Comittee of Climate Change.. Icel. Marine & Freshwater Research Inst. (IMFRI) 15. March.

Hansen. Atlantic Puffin population monitoring in Iceland Sustainable Harvest 2016, Environment Agency of Iceland (EAI), Grand Hotel 15. April.

Skarphéðinsson et al. Sustainability of bird hunting in Iceland. Sustainable Harvest 2016, EAI, Grand Hótel 15. April.

2015

Hansen. A 135 year time series of Atlantic Puffin harvest is negatively correlated to sea surface  temperature: A function of population control by temperature dependent metabolic rate of sandeel prey? A) VistÍs 2015 23-24. March Stykkishólmur. B) 2nd World Seabird Conference: Cape Town, South Africa 26-30. Oct. C) IceBio 2015 Univ. Iceland 5-7. Nov.

Hansen. Priorization of reserarch on avian quarrry species. Hunting pressure & population knowledge. 9th Icelandic Nature Centres Association Biennial Symposium (SNSBS), Nýheimum Höfn 8. April.

Hansen. Changes in seabird populations in Iceland over the last decade, with special emphasis on the Atlantic Puffin, & Westman Islands. Seminar on the collapse of seabirds organized by Runde Miljøsenter, Norsk Ornithologisk Forening & Norsk Biologforening 20-21.April.

2014

Jónsson et al. Kortlagning búsvæða sandsílis umhverfis Vestmannaeyjar. 25. Feb. Poster IMFRI Conf: Hafsbotn & lífríki hans, Reykjavik. [ read more ]

Hansen. Current reproductive collapse & diet of Icelandic Atlantic Puffins: A cyclic temperature dependent mechanism? A) 12th Int. Seabird Group Conf. (ISGC), 21-23. March, Merton College, Oxford. B) Ice. Ecol. Soc. Agnar Ingólfsson´s Memorial Conf., 2. April, Nordic House, Reykjavik.

Hansen. The size of the population of Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica breeding in Iceland. Poster 12th ISGC 21-23. March, Merton College, Oxford.

Hansen. Hitastýrðar sveiflur íslenskra síla-, loðnu- & sjófuglastofna. Oral presentation 5. Nov at Hrafnaþing IINH, Garðabær. [ watch here ]

2013

Hansen et al. Viðkoma & fæða lunda við Ísland. 21. Feb. IMFRI: Veðurfar & lífríki sjávar á Íslandsmiðum [ read more ]

Hansen et al. Viðkoma, fæða & fæðuþrep lunda. IceBio 2013 9. Nóv. Askja, Reykjavík.

2012

Hansen. Samanburður breytinga á stofnum lunda & sílis við Ísland & í Norðursjó. 23. Feb., 8th SNSBS.

Hansen et al. Vöktun ábúðar, viðkomu & fæðu lunda á Íslandi. VistÍs 17. Nov.

2011

Hansen. Stofnrannsóknir á lunda, hlýnun sjávar & sjálfbærni veiða. Symposium: Sjófuglar við Ísland: hvað er að gerast í stofnum sjófugla & hvert stefnir? Ministry of Env. & IINH 1. March, Hotel Saga.

Hansen. Staða lundastofnsins 2011. 11.Nov. IceBio 2011 DeCode, Reykjavik.

2010

Hansen. Stofnhrun Íslenskra sjófugla: ástæður & úrbætur. 12. Oct., 7th SNSBS Hotel Hvolsvöllur.

Hansen et al. Vöktun á viðkomu lundastofns Vestmannaeyja 2007-2010. Poster at conf. by the Cooperative Committee on Arctic issues: Breytingar á norðurslóðum: Vöktun umhverfis & samfélags. 10. Nov. Nordic House, Reykjavík.

2009

Hansen-Vestmannaeyjar: Puffin-sandeel project. Oral presentation 3-4. March at the national SEAPOP seminar. Sola Strand Hotel, Stavanger, Norway.

Hansen. Sandeel availability & Atlantic puffin recruitment, mortality, & harvest in the Westman Islands. Oral presentation 27-30. March at the 10th SGIC Brugge, Belgium.

Hansen & Garðarsson. The Atlantic Puffin’s population size of Vestmanneyjar, Iceland. Poster 27-30. March 10th SGIC Brugge, Belgium.

Vigfúsdóttir et al. Large-scale oceanic forces controlling the Atlantic Puffin in S.-Iceland. 30. March 10th SGIC Brugge, Belgium.

Hansen et al. The Leach’s Storm-petrel population size of Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Poster 27.-30. March 10th SGIC Brugge, Belgium.

2006

Hansen & Hansen. Partitioning field metabolic rate (FMR) into multiple activity specific metabolic rates using mixture model multiple regression. Poster 24 IOC 13-19. August, Hamburg, Germany.

2000

Hansen. Depth and time specific aerobic diving limit (ADL): diving metabolic rate as a function of buoyancy. Oral presentation February, 27th Pacific Seabird Group meeting, Napa, California.

Hansen.Diving metabolic rate is depth dependent: surpassing the aerobic diving limit (ADL) is exceptional & rare. Poster at joint meeting of BOU, AOU & SCO, August,St.-Johns, Newfoundland.

1998

Hansen et al. An inverse relationship between embryonic development and immunocompetence, a connection to longevity in birds. Oral presentation 4th NAOC, St.-Louis, Missouri