Spring-time distributions of migratory marine birds in the southern California Current: Oceanic eddy associations and coastal habitat hotspots over 17 years

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 399-418

  Yen, P P W ^a   Sydeman, W J ^a   Bograd, S J ^b   Hyrenbach, K D ^a,c  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

117 W; 125 W; 29 N; 36 N; Anticyclonic cyclonic eddy; California Current; Chlorophyll a; Marine birds; Protected areas; Top predators

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; MARINE BIOLOGY; NITRATES; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN HABITATS;

ANTICYCLONIC/CYCLONIC EDDY; CALIFORNIA CURRENT; CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEM (CCS); CHLOROPHYLL A; MARINE BIRDS; PROTECTED AREAS; TOP PREDATORS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HABITAT SELECTION; MESOSCALE EDDY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEABIRD; SPRING (SEASON); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AVES; FULMARUS GLACIALIS; HYDROBATINAE; OCEANODROMA LEUCORHOA; PHALAROPUS FULICARIA; PHALAROPUS LOBATUS; PHOEBASTRIA NIGRIPES; PROCELLARIIDAE; PTERODROMA COOKII; PUFFINUS GRISEUS; PUFFINUS TENUIROSTRIS;

EID: 33744823807     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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