Effects of seismic lines on the abundance of breeding birds in the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Main Authors: Ashenhurst, A.R., Hannon, S.J.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Arctic birds; Seismic exploration; Oil and gas development; Seismic lines; Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary; Arctic; Canada; Kendall; Kendall Island; Northwest Territories; Phalaropus lobatus; Red-necked Phalarope; Tundra; Lapland
• Online Access: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/c659ee93-f003-496b-94cc-f09c6ba12f78; https://doi.org/10.7939/R36M3362Z

Current plans to increase oil and gas exploration and extraction in the Canadian Arctic include development in the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories. Various studies have shown impacts of seismic lines on vegetation, but the effects on bird abundance in the Arctic are poorly known...