The Thick-billed Murre Population of the Thule District, Greenland
The population of thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia) in the Thule District, North Greenland, was surveyed in 1987. Counts from photos indicated a total of 285,000 murres present at the five colonies in the area, corresponding to about 214,000 breeding pairs. Counts of large murre colonies are likely...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64654 2023-05-15T13:12:14+02:00 The Thick-billed Murre Population of the Thule District, Greenland Kampp, Kaj 1990-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64654 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64654/48568 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64654 ARCTIC; Vol. 43 No. 2 (1990): June: 99–200; 115-120 1923-1245 0004-0843 thick-billed murre Uria lomvia Greenland Thule seabirds marmette de Brünnich Groenland Thulé oiseaux marins info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1990 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:48Z The population of thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia) in the Thule District, North Greenland, was surveyed in 1987. Counts from photos indicated a total of 285,000 murres present at the five colonies in the area, corresponding to about 214,000 breeding pairs. Counts of large murre colonies are likely to underestimate numbers, and the true population size probably falls in the range of 210,000-250,000 pairs. The need for future monitoring is stressed in light of the threat to murre populations posed by human activities such as hunting, petroleum development, and commercial fisheries. Other seabird species recorded during the survey, including the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) and the Razorbill (Alca torda), are briefly referred to. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alca torda Arctic Atlantic puffin fratercula Fratercula arctica Greenland Groenland North Greenland Razorbill thick-billed murre Thule Thulé Uria lomvia uria University of Calgary Journal Hosting Greenland ARCTIC 43 2 |
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The population of thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia) in the Thule District, North Greenland, was surveyed in 1987. Counts from photos indicated a total of 285,000 murres present at the five colonies in the area, corresponding to about 214,000 breeding pairs. Counts of large murre colonies are likely to underestimate numbers, and the true population size probably falls in the range of 210,000-250,000 pairs. The need for future monitoring is stressed in light of the threat to murre populations posed by human activities such as hunting, petroleum development, and commercial fisheries. Other seabird species recorded during the survey, including the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) and the Razorbill (Alca torda), are briefly referred to. |
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The Thick-billed Murre Population of the Thule District, Greenland |
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The Thick-billed Murre Population of the Thule District, Greenland |
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The Thick-billed Murre Population of the Thule District, Greenland |
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The Thick-billed Murre Population of the Thule District, Greenland |
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The Thick-billed Murre Population of the Thule District, Greenland |
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