Coexistence and spatial distributions of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) and other alcids off Southwest Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 192-204

  Burger, Alan E ^a   Hitchcock, Christine L ^b   Stewart, E Anne ^c   Davoren, Gail K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcidae; Brachyramphus marmoratus; Cepphus columba; Cerorhinca monocerata; Marbled Murrelet; Marine habitats; Resource partitioning; Spatial distribution; Uria aalge

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; SEABIRD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ALCIDAE; BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS; CEPPHUS COLUMBA; CERORHINCA; CERORHINCA MONOCERATA; COLUMBA; URIA AALGE;

EID: 53549099250     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.192     Document Type: Article

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