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- Title
UNDERSTANDING ABUNDANCE PATTERNS OF A DECLINING SEABIRD: IMPLICATIONS FOR MONITORING.
- Authors
Kissling, Michelle L.; Reid, Mason; Lukacs, Paul M.; Gende, Scotf M.; Lewis, Stephen B.
- Abstract
The article examines the abundance patterns of Kittlitz's Murrelet (KM), a rare, non-colonial seabird often associated with tidewater glaciers and a recent candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act. The authors estimate the abundance of KMs across space and time from at-sea surveys along Alaska coast, and the use these data to develop spatial models to describe abundance patterns and identify environmental factors affecting abundance. Results of the study are discussed, and recommendations for monitoring KMs and other marine species are provided.
- Subjects
ALASKA; KITTLITZ'S murrelet; BRACHYRAMPHUS; ENDANGERED species; RARE animals; WILDLIFE conservation; SEA bird behavior; WATER birds; TIDAL currents; WILDLIFE management
- Publication
Ecological Applications, 2007, Vol 17, Issue 8, p2164
- ISSN
1051-0761
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1890/06-1990.1