Which outcome occurs when thermal updraft frequency decreases across seabird colonies?

💡 Explanation

Decreased updrafts require more flapping rather than soaring, increasing expended energy. Therefore reduced resources allocated toward reproduction decreases breeding success, rather than increased chick survival, because breeding is energetically pricey.

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