Initial effects of the August 2008 volcanic eruption on breeding birds and marine mammals at Kasatochi Island, Alaska

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-314

  Williams, Jeffrey C ^a   Drummond, Brie A ^a   Buxton, Rachel T ^b  

^a Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FEEDING GROUND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; MARINE MAMMAL; MORTALITY; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; ANDREANOF ISLANDS; KASATOCHI ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 77955854966     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-42.3.306     Document Type: Article

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