Trends in Caspian Tern Nesting and Diet in San Francisco Bay: Conservation Implications for Terns and Salmonids

• Main Authors: Collis, Ken, Roby, Daniel D., Larson, Keith W., Adrean, Lindsay J., Nelson, S. Kim, Evans, Allen F., Hostetter, Nathan, Battaglia, Dan, Lyons, Donald E., Marcella, Tim, Patterson, Allison
• Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; unknown
• Published: The Waterbird Society
• Subjects: South Bay; North Bay; Knight Island; Brooks Island
• Online Access: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/1n79h470d

Colony size, nesting ecology and diet of Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) were investigated in the San Francisco Bay area (SFBA) during 2003-2009 to assess the potential for conservation of the tern breeding population and possible negative effects of predation on survival of juvenile salmonids (O...