Distribution patterns and population trends of breeding seabirds in the Aleutian Islands

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 139-159

  Byrd, G Vernon ^a   Renner, Heather M ^a   Renner, Martin ^b  

^a Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Invasive species; Seabird distribution; Seabird foraging patterns; Seabird nesting habitat; Seabird population trends

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SEABIRD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; DEMOGRAPHY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PISCIVORE; POPULATION DENSITY;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; SAMALGA PASS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 28344447242     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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