Effects of vessel activity on the near-shore ecology of Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) in Glacier Bay, Alaska

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 346-353

  Agness, Alison M ^a,c   Piatt, John F ^b   Ha, James C ^a   VannBlaricom, Glenn R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Brachyramphus brevirostris; Glacier Bay National Park; Kittlitz's Murrelet; Seabirds; Vessel disturbance

Indexed keywords

BOATING; BREEDING POPULATION; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; SEABIRD; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; VESSEL;

ALASKA; GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRACHYRAMPHUS BREVIROSTRIS;

EID: 67649773987     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.06203     Document Type: Article

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