Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Yvan Satgé

Yvan Satge with an adult Brown pelican, Shamrock Island, TX
Research Specialist
Phone: (864) 656 - 5334
Email: ysatge@clemson.edu

Biography

After completing his Master's degree in Agro-Ecology and Environmental Science at the French Ecole Nationale Agronomique de Toulouse, Yvan worked as a field biologist in seabird conservation for several years, in Europe and the USA. He is currently a Research Specialist at the SC Coop Unit, working on the spatial ecology of seabirds of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

Research Publications Publication Date
Wilkinson, B.P., Y.G. Satge, J.S. Lamb, P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Tropical cyclones alter short-term activity patterns of coastal seabird. Movement Ecology 7:30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-019-0178-0 | Download November 2019
Satgé, Y.G., E. Rupp, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. A preliminary report of ongoing research of the ecology of Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) in Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic – I: GPS tracking of breeding adults. Unpublished Report, South Carolina Cooperative Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA. June 2019
Satgé, Y.G., E. Rupp, A. Brown, and P.G.R Jodice. 2020. Habitat modelling locates nesting areas of the Endangered Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata on Hispaniola and identifies habitat loss. Bird Conservation International 1-18.
doi:10.1017/S0959270920000490 | Download 		November 2020
Satgé, Y.G., B. Keitt, C. Gaskin, P.G.R. Jodice. 2023. Spatial segregation between phenotypes of the diablotin black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata during the non-breeding period. Endangered Species Research. 51:183-201. doi: 10.3352/esr01254 | Download July 2023
Ndu, U., J.S. Lamb, S. Janssen, R. Rossi, Y. Satgé, and P.G.R Jodice. 2020. Mercury, cadmium, copper, arsenic, and selenium measurements in the feathers of adult Eastern Brown Pelicans and chicks in multiple breeding grounds in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Research Letters 192, 286. | Download April 2020
Michael, P.E., K.M Hixson, J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2024. Black tern beyond the breeding grounds: temporal occurrence, relative density, and habitat associations in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 136:220-236. | Download July 2024
Michael, P.E., K.M Hixson, J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2023. Migration, breeding area, and seascape features shape seabird communities in the northern Gulf of Mexico. . PLoS ONE 18(6): e0287316. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287316. | Download June 2023
Michael, P.E., K.M Hixson, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé, J.S. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. Seabird vulnerability to oil: exposure potential, sensitivity, and uncertainty in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:880750.
doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.880750 | Download 		September 2022
Madden, H., Y.G. Satgé, B.P. Wilkinson, P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. Foraging ecology of Red-billed Tropicbirds in the Caribbean during early chick-rearing revealed by GPS tracking. Marine Ornithology 50:165-175. | Download November 2022
Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, R.A. Streker, and P.G.R. Jodice. Ecological drivers of Brown Pelican movement patterns, health, and reproductive success in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LA. OCS Study BOEM-2020-036. 232 pp. | Download July 2020
Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Seasonal variation in environmental and behavioral drivers of annual-cycle habitat selection in a nearshore seabird. Diversity and Distributions. doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13015 | Download December 2019
Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satge, P.G.R. Jodice. 2017. Influence of density-dependent competition on foraging and migratory behavior of a subtropical colonial seabird. Ecology and Evolution 2017;00:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3216 | Publisher Website July 2017
Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satge, P.G.R. Jodice. 2017. Diet composition and provisioning rates of nestlings determine reproductive success in a subtropical seabird. Marine Ecology Progress Series 581:149-164. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12301 September 2017
Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satge, C.V. Fiorello, P.G.R. Jodice. 2016. Behavioral and reproductive effects of bird-borne data logger attachment on Brown Pelicans on three temporal scales. Journal of Ornithology. doi:10.1007/s10336-016-1418-3 December 2016
Lamb, J.S., C.V. Fiorello, Y.G. Satge, K. Mills-Parker, M. Ziccardi, P.G.R. Jodice. 2018. Movement patterns of California brown pelicans following oiling and rehabilitation. Marine Pollution Bulletin 131:22-31 April 2018
Jodice, P.G.R., R.A. Ronconi, E. Rupp, G.E. Wallace, Y. Satge. 2015. First satellite tracks of the endangered Black-capped Petrel. Endangered Species Research 29:23-33. doi: 10.3354/esr00697 | Abstract | Download November 2015
Jodice, P.G.R., P.E. Michael, J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé. 2021.
Revising the marine range of the endangered black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata: Occurrence in the northern Gulf of Mexico and exposure to conservation threats. Endangered Species Research. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr001143. | Abstract | Download 		September 2021
Jodice, P.G.R., J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, C.R. Perkins. 2023. Spatial and individual factors mediate the tissue burden of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in adult and chick brown pelicans in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11:1185659. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1185659. | Download June 2023
Jodice, P.G.R., J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, C.E. Fiorello. 2022. Blood biochemistry and haematology of adult and chick Brown Pelicans in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Basleine health values and ecological relationships. Conservation Physiology 10(1): coac064; doi:10.1093/conphys/coac064 | Download September 2022
Jodice, P.G.R., E.M. Adams, J.S. Lamb, Y. Satge, J. Gleason. 2019. Strategic Bird Monitoring Guidelines for the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Seabirds. Pages 133 – 172. In Wilson et al. (eds.). Strategic Bird Monitoring Guidelines for the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Extension Research Bulletin 1228, Mississippi State University.2019. | Download March 2020
Fiorello, C., P.G.R. Jodice, J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satge, K. Mills, M. Zicardi. 2021. Post-release survival of California Brown Pelicans following oiling and rehabilitation after the Refugio oil spill. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 57(3). DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00171 | Download April 2021
Ferguson, L.M., Y. Satge, J. Tavano, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2018. Seabird colony registry and atlas for the Southeastern U.S. Final Report for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson, SC. June 2018
Project Completion Date
Development of a seabird colony atlas for the southeastern US December 2013
Eastern Brown Pelicans: Dispersal, Seasonal Movements and Monitoring of PAHs and Contaminants in the Northern Gulf of Mexico November 2019
Determining the Movement Patterns and Habitat Use of Seabirds to Support Marine Spatial Planning Along the Atlantic Coast December 2012
An Atlas and Registry for Seabird Colonies and Associated Habitats in the Northern Gulf of Mexico March 2024
Assessing Nesting Status of Black-capped Petrels Following Acute Disturbance Events December 2023
Tracking Atlantic and Caribbean Seabirds December 2023
Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species December 2022
Spatial Ecology of Brown Pelicans in the South Atlantic Bight December 2023
Presentations Presentation Date
Wilkinson, B.P.*, Y. Satge^, J. Lamb*, P.G.R. Jodice. 2018. Behavioral responses of eastern brown pelicans to the passage of Hurricane Irma along the Atlantic coast. 2018. Pacific Seabird Group Annual Meeting, La Paz, Baja, Mexico. February 2018
Satgé, Y.^, E. Rupp., and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Individual tracking informs exposure of the endangered Black-capped Petrel to marine threats during the breeding season. Pacific Seabird Group Meeting, Lihue, HI, USA March 2019
Satgé, Y.^, E. Rupp, A. Brown, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Modelling the nesting habitat of the endangered Black-capped Petrel to inform regional conservation actions in the Caribbean. Waterbirds Society Annual Meeting, Maryland, USA. November 2019
Satgé, Y.G.^, R. Gomes, R. Castro-Alvarez, JC. Fernandez-Ordonez, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Updates on pelican research and conservation in the Caribbean. 43rd Annual Conference of the Waterbird Society, Salisbury, Maryland, USA. November 2019
Satgé, Y.G.^, J.S. Lamb, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Using near real-time nighttime light imagery to locate existent seabird exposure to active oil and gas extraction. 43rd Annual Conference of the Waterbird Society Annual Meeting, Maryland, USA. November 2019
Satgé, Y., and P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Looking for the devil's nest: Modelling the nesting habitat of the endangered Black-capped Petrel in the Caribbean. 6th World Seabird Twitter Conference. May 2020
Satgé, Y., K.M. Hixson, J. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice. 2023. Update on the forthcoming Gulf of Mexico nesting waterbird atlas and registry. Waterbird Society 46th Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. October 2023
Satgé, Y., Jodice, P.G.R., Keitt, B., Gaskin, C., Clucas, G., Janssen, S.E. 2021. Recent advances in the ecological study of the endangered Diablotin Black-capped Petrel: at-sea distribution in the western North Atlantic, diet, and threat exposure. Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative Annual Meeting. December 2021
Satgé, Y., Jodice, P.G.R., Keitt, B., Clucas, G., Janssen, S. 2021. Recent advances in the ecological study of the endangered Diablotin Black-capped Petrel: at-sea distribution, diet, and threat exposure. Annual Conference of the Waterbird Society (virtual). November 2021
Satgé, Y., E. Rupp., and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Individual tracking informs exposure of the endangered Black-capped Petrel to marine threats during the breeding season. Pacific Seabird Group Meeting, Lihue, HI, USA. March 2019
Satge, Y.G., and P.G.R. Jodice. 2021. Looking for the devil's nest: Modelling the nesting habitat of the endangered Black-capped Petrel in the Caribbean. 3rd World Seabird Conference, Hobart, Australia. October 2021
Satge, Y., J. Wilder, J. Sorber, P.G.R. Jodice. 2016. An automated alert system to help with the recovery of archival loggers deployed on seabirds. The Waterbird Society, New Bern, North Carolina [Poster] September 2016
Patrick Jodice, William Mackin; Autumn-Lynn Harrison; Robert Ronconi; Juliet Lamb; Caroline Poli; Yvan Satge. 2015. Tracking Atlantic and Caribbean Seabirds. 2nd World Seabird Conference, Cape Town, South Africa October 2015
Mills, K., D. Jacques, J. Lamb, C. Fiorello, Y. Satge, P.G.R. Jodice, M. Ziccardi. 2018. Habitat use, behavior, movement patterns, body condition, breeding propensity, and survival of Brown Pelicans following oiling and rehabilitation from the 2015 California Refugio Oil Spill. Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. May 2018
Michael. P.E., J.C. Haney, J. Gleason, K.M. Hixson, Y. Satgé, <b><u>P.G.R. Jodice</u></b>. 2024. Flying fish distribution and co-occurrence with Sooty Terns in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Pacific Seabird Group Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. February 2024
Michael, P.E., K.M. Hixson, J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice, 2021. Seabird vulnerability to oil spills and knowledge gaps: exposure, susceptibility, and uncertainty in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Annual Conference of the Waterbird Society (virtual). November 2021
Michael, P.E., J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, J.C., Y. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Flying without a passport: northern Gulf of Mexico exemplifies multi-national use with uncertain origin of seabirds. 6th World Seabird Twitter Conference. May 2020
Michael, P.E., J. S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2021. Marine bird distributions in the Gulf of Mexico: informing marine spatial planning. 3rd World Seabird Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. October 2021
Michael, P.E., J. S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice, 2021. Flyingfish and feathers: habitat associations and avifaunal associations of flying-fish in the northern Gulf of Mexico. World Fisheries Congress, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. October 2021
Michael, P.E., J. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Diversity and distribution of seabirds in pelagic waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference. February 3-6, 2020, Tampa, FL, USA. January 2019
Michael, P.E., J. Gleason, J.C. Haney, P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Distribution and abundance of marine birds in an industrialized sea: vessel-based surveys in the Gulf of Mexico. Pacific Seabird Group Meeting, Lihue, HI, USA. March 2019
Michael, P.E., J. Gleason, J.C. Haney, K.M. Hixson, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. Black terns in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Vessel-based observations and insights from the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS). Waterbird Society 45<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. November 2022
Michael, P.E.*, K.M. Hixson, J.C. Haney, J. Gleason, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2023. Migration, breeding location, and seascape shaping seabird assemblages in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Waterbird Society 46<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL. October 2023
Michael, P.E.*, J. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Black terns in the northern Gulf of Mexico: initial observations from the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species. Waterbird Society 43rd Annual Conference and General Meeting, Salisbury, MD, USA. November 2019
Michael, P. E., K. M. Hixon, J. S. Gleason, J. C. Haney, J. C., Y. Satgé, and P. G. R. Jodice.<sup>, </sup>2021. Exposure, Sensitivity, and Uncertainty: Understanding the Vulnerability of Seabirds to Oil Interactions in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA. December 13-17 December 2021
Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2017. Movement patterns and habitat selection of Brown Pelicans in the Gulf of Mexico. Pacific Seabird Group Annual Meeting, Tacoma, Washington. February 2017
Lamb, J., Y. Satge, P.G.R. Jodice. 2015. Variation in Brown Pelican energy provisioning rates across a range of juvenile forage fish availability. Waterbird Society Annual Meeting, Bar Harbor, Maine. August 2015
Jodice, P.G.R., W. Mackin, Y. Satge, C. Poli*, A-L. Harrison, R.A Phillips. 2014. Bahamian seabirds transition from Caribbean to mid-latitude and pelagic waters between the breeding and nonbreeding seasons. Pacific Seabird Group Annual Meeting, Juneau, Alaska. February 2014
Jodice, P.G.R., K. Hixson^, Y. Satgé^, J. Gleason. 2024. A New Tool for Avian Management and Conservation: An Atlas of Nesting Waterbirds in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida. February 2024
Jodice, P.G.R., J. Lamb*, Y. Satgé^. 2024. Avian health metrics in practice: blood biochemistry and contaminants in Brown Pelicans. Gulf of Mexico Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida. February 2024
Jodice, P.G.R., J. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y. Satgé, P. Michael, C. Gaskin, B. Keitt. 2024. Distribution of a Globally Endangered Seabird in the Northern Gulf: A Range Revision for the Black-capped Petrel. Gulf of Mexico Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida. February 2023
Jodice, P.G.R., J. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y. Satgé, P. Michael, C. Gaskin, B. Keitt. 2021. Revising the marine range of the endangered Black-capped Petrel. 6th World Seabird Twitter Conference. May 2021
Jodice, P. G. R., Y.G. Satgé, B. Keitt, C. Gaskin. 2019. First successful capture and satellite tagging of Black-capped Petrels at sea and subsequent movement patterns. 43rd Annual Conference of the Waterbird Society 43rd Annual Conference and General Meeting, Salisbury, Maryland. November 2019
Jodice, P. G. R., J.S. Lamb*, Y.G. Satgé^. 2019. Exposure of Brown Pelicans to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 43rd Annual Conference of the Waterbird Society, Salisbury, Maryland. November 2019
Jodice, P. G. R., Gleason, J., Haney, J. C., Satgé, Y., Michael, P. E. 2019. Novel insights on the distribution and abundance of seabirds from vessel-based surveys in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference. February 4-7, New Orleans, LA. February 2019
Hixson, K.M., Y. Satgé, J. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. The northern Gulf of Mexico seabird colony atlas and registry: a forthcoming resource. Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative Annual Meeting (virtual). December 2022
Hixson, K.M., Y. Satgé, J. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. An atlas and registry for seabird colonies and associated habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Waterbird Society 45th Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. November 2022
Haney, J.C., J. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice, P.E. Michael, K.M. Hixson, Y. Satgé, R.R. Wilson. 2022. Research applications from GoMMAPPS wildlife surveys to offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico. Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative Annual Meeting (virtual). November 2022
Gleason, J.S., P.E. Michael, K.M. Hixson, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé, and PGR Jodice. 2024. Observations of non-marine avifauna during seabird vessel surveys in the northern Gulf of Mexico (2017-2019). Gulf of Mexico Conference, Tampa, FL. February 2024
Ferguson, L., Y. Satge, J. Tavano, P.G.R. Jodice. 2016. Seabird Colony Registry and Atlas: South Carolina, Georgia, northern Florida. The Waterbird Society, New Bern, North Carolina. [Poster] September 2016
Type Citation Publication Date
Data Release Wilkinson, B.P., Y.G Satgé, J.S. Lamb, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. GPS tracking of Brown Pelican in the South Atlantic Bight during cyclonic activity (2017-2018): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9D5IP0G. April 2019
Data Release Streker, R.A., J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Reproductive Physiology of Brown Pelican Along the Coast of Alabama, 2017-2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AB53QZ. September 2019
Data Release Satgé, Y.G., E. Rupp, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. A preliminary report of ongoing research of the ecology of Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) in Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic – I: GPS tracking of breeding adults. Unpublished Report, South Carolina Cooperative Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UHASY4 April 2019
Data Release Satgé, Y.G., E. Rupp, A. Brown, P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Nesting habitat suitability for the Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata on Hispaniola, Supplementary Material: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FWJPBD. January 2018
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Brown Pelican Utilization Distribution, Breeding Season, Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2013-2015, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9K0HK27 October 2019
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R Jodice. 2019. Physiological Ecology of Brown Pelican in the Gulf of Mexico, 2013-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94GBJ4G. September 2019
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Satgé, Y.G., and Jodice, P.G.R. 2017. Foraging ecology of Brown Pelican in the northern Gulf of Mexico (2013-2015): U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7R78D6J. May 2017
Data Release Ferguson, L.M., Y.G. Satgé, J. Tavano, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2018. Seabird colony registry and atlas for the Southeastern United States. Final Report to US FWS: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96DIUD8 July 2017