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Another bad year for seabirds on Gull Island

December 31, 2021

The USGS monitored Black-legged Kittiwake and Common Murre populations on Gull Island from 1995-1999, and from 2016-2021, following the 2014-2016 northeast Pacific marine heatwave. USGS research, which is supported by the USGS and BOEM, includes population monitoring, and quantifying breeding success and predator disturbances. This information is preliminary or provisional and is subject to revision. Learn more: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center/science/cook-inlet-seabird-and-forage-fish-study

Publication Year 2021
Title Another bad year for seabirds on Gull Island
Authors Sarah K. Schoen, Caitlin Elizabeth Marsteller, John F. Piatt, Mayumi L. Arimitsu
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype Federal Government Series
Index ID 70239920
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Alaska Science Center Biology MFEB