Colonization, population growth, and nesting success of Black Oystercatchers following a seismic uplift

Condor

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 791-800

  Gill, Verena A ^a,c   Hatch, Scott A ^a   Lanctot, Richard B ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c Marine Mammals Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Black Oystercatcher; Colonization; Earthquake; Haematopus bachmani; Nesting success; Population ecology

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS BACHMANI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 7744229678     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7539     Document Type: Article

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