Breeding Biology of Red-throated Loons in the Canadian Beaufort Sea Region

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Dickson, D. Lynne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1993
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal ecology; Animal mortality; Animal population; Animal reproduction; Bird nesting; Environmental impacts; Loons; Offshore oil well drilling; Tundra ponds; Canadian Beaufort Sea; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; N.W.T./Yukon; Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula; N.W.T; Mer de Beaufort; Toker Point; Tuktoyaktuk; Yukon; Arctic; Beaufort Sea; Inuvialuit; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64370

The breeding biology of the red-throated loon in the Canadian Beaufort Sea region was investigated 1985 to 1989. Five study plots were established with a total area of 276 sq. km and over 200 pairs of loons on territory each breeding season. Loon densities ranged from 0.6 pairs/sq. km on the Yukon c...