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marmoratus, are small seabirds of the Alcid Family. Alcids are diving seabirds inhabiting the north Pacific and include murres, puffins, auklets, murrelets, and guillemots. Marbled murrelets occur in nearshore marine environments from California to Alaska, nesting primarily in old-growth forests. A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. Kuletz, U. S. Fish, Wildlife Service
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1997
Subjects:
Fledging July/August
Kamchatka Peninsula
Okhotsk
Pacific
Kamchatka
Alaska
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.369.3493
http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Universal/Documents/Publications/RestorationNotebook/RN_marmurrelet.pdf
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Summary:marmoratus, are small seabirds of the Alcid Family. Alcids are diving seabirds inhabiting the north Pacific and include murres, puffins, auklets, murrelets, and guillemots. Marbled murrelets occur in nearshore marine environments from California to Alaska, nesting primarily in old-growth forests. A larger subspecies, B. m. perdix, is found along the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Sea of Okhotsk in the western Pacific. Recent genetic studies indicate that the Asian form may be a distinct species. 1 A drastic decline in population is cause for concern throughout its range. It is formally listed as a threatened species in

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