Modeling Nonresident Seabird Foraging Distributions to Inform Ocean Zoning in Central California.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Anna J Studwell, Ellen Hines, Meredith L Elliott, Julie Howar, Barbara Holzman, Nadav Nur, Jaime Jahncke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Pacific; Fulmar; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar; Phalaropus fulicarius; Phalaropus lobatus; Red Phalarope; Red-necked Phalarope
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169517; https://doaj.org/article/883fadb9bca74b2b9b22d15674d3bf22

Seabird aggregations at sea have been shown to be associated with concentrations of prey. Previous research identified Central California as a highly used foraging area for seabirds, with locally breeding seabirds foraging close to their colonies on Southeast Farallon Island. Herein, we focus on non...