Summer Distribution of Marine Birds in the Western Beaufort Sea

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Fischer, Julian B., Larned, William W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2004
• Subjects: aerial surveys; Alaska; Beaufort Sea; distribution; eiders; Somateria spp; ice; long-tailed duck; Clangula hyemalis; marine birds; oil; sea ducks; relevés aériens; mer de Beaufort; répartition; glace; harelde kakawi; oiseaux marins; pétrole; canards de mer; Cape Halkett; Mer de Beaufort; Arctic; Barrow; King Eider; Point Barrow; Somateria spectabilis
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63551

Proposed expansion of oil and gas development into offshore waters of the Beaufort Sea has raised concerns that marine birds could be affected by disturbance and oil spills. We conducted aerial surveys to determine the composition and distribution of avian species in the western Beaufort Sea. We sam...