Nearshore Birds in Puget Sound

This document describes birds found in Puget Sound. Three primary marine avian habitats are examined: open water, rocky shoreline and open mud-flats. The species associated with these habitats that are included in this document are Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), Black Oystercatcher (Haematop...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buchanan, Joseph B.
Other Authors: WASHINGTON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE OLYMPIA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Biology
Ecology
*HABITATS
*PUGET SOUND
*SHOREBIRDS
DISTRIBUTION
INSHORE AREAS
CONTAMINANTS
DIET
HEAVY METALS
BREEDING
OPEN WATER
FOOD
ECOSYSTEMS
LIFE(BIOLOGY)
*SURF SCOTERS
*BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS
*DUNLINS
BREEDING SEASON
STRESSORS
LIFE HISTORIES
Calidris alpina
Dunlin
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA477853
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA477853
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Summary:This document describes birds found in Puget Sound. Three primary marine avian habitats are examined: open water, rocky shoreline and open mud-flats. The species associated with these habitats that are included in this document are Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina). Distribution, life history, habitat requirements and key stressors are examined. Ecosystem processes affecting nearshore birds is discussed. Prepared in cooperation with the Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership, Olympia, WA. The original document contains color images.

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