Factors Influencing Colony Attendance by Northern Fulmars in the Canadian Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Mallory, Mark L., Gaston, Anthony J., Forbes, Mark R., Gilchrist, H. Grant
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: colony attendance; Fulmarus glacialis; marine production; northern fulmar; weather; fréquentation des colonies; production marine; fulmar boréal; conditions météorologiques; Arctic; Fulmar; Nunavut; Arctique*; North Atlantic; Northern Fulmar; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63192

The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is a common seabird of the North Atlantic Ocean and marine areas of eastern Nunavut. We studied attendance patterns of fulmars at two colonies in the Canadian High Arctic to assess variation in attendance at high latitudes, to compare these patterns to those...