Status, trends, and patterns of covariation of breeding seabirds at St Lazaria Island, Southeast Alaska, 1994-2006

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 465-475

  Slater, Leslie ^a   Byrd, G Vernon ^a  

^a Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerorhinca monocerata; Fratercula cirrhata; Larus glaucescens; Oceanodroma; Phalacrocorax pelagicus; Population trend; Productivity; Sea surface temperature; St Lazaria Island; Uria

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FOOD WEB; ISLAND; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PISCIVORE; POPULATION GROWTH; REFUGE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; TREND ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LAZARIA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

CERORHINCA; CERORHINCA MONOCERATA; FRATERCULA CIRRHATA; HYDROBATINAE; LARIDAE; LARUS GLAUCESCENS; OCEANODROMA; OCEANODROMA FURCATA; OCEANODROMA LEUCORHOA; PHALACROCORAX PELAGICUS; URIA; URIA AALGE; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 60349097963     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02050.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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