ARCTIC Disappearance of the Steller’s Eider from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

ABSTRACT. The Steller’s eider (Polysticta stellen] is apparently extinct as a breeding bird on the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) delta, one of two areas in Alaska where it was a regular breeder. Once considered a common breeding bird on the Y-K delta, it has not been found nesting since 1975, despite recent...

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Main Author: Kenneth Kertell
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1990
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.563.5091
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic44-3-177.pdf