Predictable hotspots and foraging habitat of the endangered short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) in the North Pacific: Implications for conservation

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 387-398

  Piatt, John F ^a   Wetzel, Jennifer ^a   Bell, Kevin ^b   DeGange, Anthony R ^c   Balogh, Gregory R ^c   Drew, Gary S ^a   Geernaert, Tracee ^d   Ladd, Carol ^e   Byrd, G Vernon ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Hotspots; Phoebastria albatrus; Short tailed albatross; Submarine canyon; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHIC SUBMARINES; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALASKA; HOTSPOTS; PHOEBASTRIA ALBATRUS; SHORT TAILED ALBATROSS; SUBMARINE CANYON; UPWELLING;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TIDAL CURRENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

AVES; DIOMEDEA ALBATRUS;

EID: 33744519085     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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