Changes in avifaunal abundance in a heavily used wintering and migration site in puget sound, Washington, During 1966-2007

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-27

  Anderson, Eric M ^a,d   Bower, John L ^b   Nysewander, David R ^c   Evenson, Joseph R ^c   Lovvorn, James R ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine birds; Padilla Bay; Puget Sound; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL SURVEY; AVIFAUNA; OVERWINTERING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEABIRD;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; PADILLA BAY; PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

AECHMOPHORUS OCCIDENTALIS; AVES; AYTHYA MARILA; BRANTA BERNICLA; PADILLA;

EID: 70349855055     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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