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Nesting season ecology of marbled murrelets at a remote mainland fjord in southeast Alaska

Creator:

Barbaree, Blake A.

Abstract:

This thesis focuses on the nesting ecology and marine space use of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) during the 2007 and 2008 nesting seasons in and around Port Snettisham, a remote mainland fjord in Southeast Alaska. Marbled Murrelets (murrelets) are a declining species throughout most of their range, and their conservation...

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Masters Thesis

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. Rep. PSW-GTR-152, Albany, CA. Hunt, G. L. and D. C. Schneider. 1987. Scale-dependent processes in
Breeding and foraging ecology of Caspian terns nesting on artificial islands in the Upper Klamath Basin, California

Creator:

Patterson, Allison (Allison Glider)

Abstract:

Availability of suitable nesting habitat that is free of nest predators and provides access to adequate prey resources within commuting distance is a major factor limiting seabird populations. Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) in western North America have shifted their breeding habitat from naturally occurring habitats in interior wetlands, lakes, and...

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Masters Thesis

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Press, Washington, D.C., USA. 398 pp. Orians, G. H., and N. E. Pearson. 1979. On the theory of central