Common Eider (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) Nest Cover and Depredation on Central Alaskan Beaufort Sea Barrier Islands

ABSTRACT. Female common eiders (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) generally select nest sites in areas with driftwood cover. Previous studies of common eiders have shown a positive relationship between nest success and driftwood cover. Our observations led us to hypothesize that cover does not enhance...

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Main Authors: Lynn E. Noel, Stephen R. Johnson, Gillian M. O’doherty, Matthew K. Butcher
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Arctic
Barrier Islands
Alopex lagopus
Arctic Fox
Beaufort Sea
Common Eider
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Somateria mollissima
Ursus maritimus
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.568.3481
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic58-2-129.pdf

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