Status of the American Eider with Special Reference to Northern New England

The American subspecies of the common eider (Somateria mollissima dresseri), known as the American eider, nests primarily on coastal islands from central Labrador to southern Maine. Because banding recoveries revealed that groups that nest in different geographic areas use the same wintering areas,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Krohn, William B., Corr, Patrick O., Hutchinson, Alan E.
Other Authors: MAINE COOPERATIVE FISHERY RESEARCH UNIT ORONO
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1992
Subjects:
Biology
Ecology
*NEW ENGLAND
*DUCKS
UNITED STATES
COASTAL REGIONS
POPULATION
HABITATS
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
ISLANDS
MAINE
ANIMAL MIGRATION
NESTING(ANIMALS)
NEWFOUNDLAND(PROVINCE)
*AMERICAN EIDER
SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA DRESSERI
WINTERING AREAS
CENTRAL LABRADOR
Newfoundland
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA323377
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Summary:The American subspecies of the common eider (Somateria mollissima dresseri), known as the American eider, nests primarily on coastal islands from central Labrador to southern Maine. Because banding recoveries revealed that groups that nest in different geographic areas use the same wintering areas, we propose managing this subspecies as one unit, termed the western Atlantic eider population. Our objectives here are to: 1. document the numbers of American eiders (S m. dresseri) nesting in coastal Maine, 1907-89; 2. document numbers harvested and wintering in the eastern United States, 1961-88; 3. assess factors potentially affecting American eiders in northern New England, including hunting and habitat changes; and 4. assess the adequacy of current data to manage this subspecies throughout its range.

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