Front affecting the distribution of seabirds in the northern Bering Sea

We observed seabirds aggregated at a front marking the boundary between two water masses in the Bering Sea. Least Auklets (Aethia pusilla) were most abundant at the front; surface-feeding species including Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and Red Phal...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Harrison, Nancy M., L Hunt Jr., George, Cooney, Robert T.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1990
Subjects:
Bering Sea
Fulmarus glacialis
Polar Research
rissa tridactyla
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2372
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v8i1.6800
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Summary:We observed seabirds aggregated at a front marking the boundary between two water masses in the Bering Sea. Least Auklets (Aethia pusilla) were most abundant at the front; surface-feeding species including Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and Red Phalaropes (Phalaropusfuscus) were also present.

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