Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, Eider, Somateria spp., and Scoter, Melanitta spp., Distributions in Central Alaska Beaufort Sea Lagoons, 1999-2002

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Noel, Lynn E., Johnson, Stephen R., O'Doherty, Gillian M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2005
• Subjects: Clangula hyemalis; Melanitta; Somateria; molt; normal kernel density; Arctic; barrier island; Alaska; Beaufort Sea
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/103; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i2.103

During July and August 1999–2002, distributions of Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis), eiders (Somateria spp.) and scoters (Melanitta spp.) were documented in three barrier island-lagoon systems in the central Alaska Beaufort Sea. Concentration areas for each species were determined during 16 aer...