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Filtering by: Creator Moriarty, Katie M. Resource Type Dissertation Subject Caspian tern -- Food -- Columbia River Estuary (Or. and Wash.)

Piscivorous colonial waterbirds in the Columbia River estuary : demography, dietary contaminants, and management

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Suzuki, Yasuko

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Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) and double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) nest in large colonies on East Sand Island in the Columbia River estuary, the largest known colonies for the two species in the world. Both species of piscivorous colonial waterbirds have been identified as predators with a significant impact on the...

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and 4. Dr. Katie M. Dugger provided assistance with study design, data analysis, and interpretation
Bioenergetics-based predator-prey relationships between piscivorous birds and juvenile salmonids in the Columbia River estuary

Creator:

Lyons, Donald E.

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This dissertation focuses on the predator-prey relationship between two species of avian predators, Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) and double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus), and one of their important prey types, juvenile salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.), in the Columbia River estuary of Oregon and Washington states during the period 1998 – 2007. I...

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committee, Drs. Bill Pearcy, Katie Dugger, Carl Schreck, and Heidi Albers, for their support and patience