Peat Deposits and Thick-billed Murre Colonies in Hudson Strait and Northern Hudson Bay: Clues to Post-Glacial Colonization of the Area by Seabirds

ABSTRACT. Deposits of peat moss are found in association with several major seabird colonies in the area of Hudson Strait and northern Hudson Bay. Because such deposits are absent from similar ground away from seabird colonies, they seem to have developed as a result of manuring by the birds. Conseq...

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Main Authors: Anthony J. Gaston, Garry Donaldson
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1995
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.520.3560
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic48-4-354.pdf