The Distribution of Larger Species of Birds Breeding on the Coasts of Foxe Basin and Northern Hudson Bay, Canada
Aerial surveys of large birds on the coasts of Foxe Basin and northern Hudson Bay were carried out in late June and early July in 1979, 1983 and 1984. Greatest numbers of birds were seen along low-lying coasts backed by wet lowland tundra, particularly where these merged into extensive inter-tidal f...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65141 2023-05-15T13:07:30+02:00 The Distribution of Larger Species of Birds Breeding on the Coasts of Foxe Basin and Northern Hudson Bay, Canada Gaston, A.J. Decker, R. Cooch, F.G. Reed, A. 1986-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65141 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65141/49055 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65141 ARCTIC; Vol. 39 No. 4 (1986): December: 285–379; 285-296 1923-1245 0004-0843 Aerial surveys Animal population Birds Parks Topography Wildlife habitat Air Force Island Nunavut Foxe Basin region Hudson Bay region Prince Charles Island info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1986 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:12Z Aerial surveys of large birds on the coasts of Foxe Basin and northern Hudson Bay were carried out in late June and early July in 1979, 1983 and 1984. Greatest numbers of birds were seen along low-lying coasts backed by wet lowland tundra, particularly where these merged into extensive inter-tidal flats. These areas have emerged from the sea only during the past 2000 years. Even in areas of wet lowland tundra, all species except jaegers appeared to be patchy in their distribution, the patches being unrelated to obvious features of the habitat. We suggest that breeding habitat for many species is not completely occupied, at least in normal breeding seasons. We propose that statutory protection be extended to all or parts of Prince Charles and Air Force islands, which support high numbers of several species and are currently unprotected.Key words: arctic birds, coastal breeding, aerial surveys, Foxe Basin, Hudson Bay Mots clés: oiseaux arctiques, nidification côtière, inventaires aériens, bassin Foxe, baie d'Hudson Article in Journal/Newspaper Air Force Island Arctic Arctic birds Arctic Arctique* Baie d'Hudson Foxe Basin Hudson Bay Nunavut Prince Charles island Tundra University of Calgary Journal Hosting Air Force Island ENVELOPE(-74.081,-74.081,67.968,67.968) Arctic Baie d'Hudson ENVELOPE(-78.666,-78.666,58.417,58.417) Baie-d'Hudson ENVELOPE(-74.999,-74.999,58.500,58.500) Canada Foxe Basin ENVELOPE(-77.918,-77.918,65.931,65.931) Hudson Hudson Bay Nunavut Prince Charles Island ENVELOPE(-76.198,-76.198,67.784,67.784) ARCTIC 39 4 |
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Aerial surveys of large birds on the coasts of Foxe Basin and northern Hudson Bay were carried out in late June and early July in 1979, 1983 and 1984. Greatest numbers of birds were seen along low-lying coasts backed by wet lowland tundra, particularly where these merged into extensive inter-tidal flats. These areas have emerged from the sea only during the past 2000 years. Even in areas of wet lowland tundra, all species except jaegers appeared to be patchy in their distribution, the patches being unrelated to obvious features of the habitat. We suggest that breeding habitat for many species is not completely occupied, at least in normal breeding seasons. We propose that statutory protection be extended to all or parts of Prince Charles and Air Force islands, which support high numbers of several species and are currently unprotected.Key words: arctic birds, coastal breeding, aerial surveys, Foxe Basin, Hudson Bay Mots clés: oiseaux arctiques, nidification côtière, inventaires aériens, bassin Foxe, baie d'Hudson |
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Gaston, A.J. Decker, R. Cooch, F.G. Reed, A. |
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The Distribution of Larger Species of Birds Breeding on the Coasts of Foxe Basin and Northern Hudson Bay, Canada |
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The Distribution of Larger Species of Birds Breeding on the Coasts of Foxe Basin and Northern Hudson Bay, Canada |
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The Distribution of Larger Species of Birds Breeding on the Coasts of Foxe Basin and Northern Hudson Bay, Canada |
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The Distribution of Larger Species of Birds Breeding on the Coasts of Foxe Basin and Northern Hudson Bay, Canada |
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The Distribution of Larger Species of Birds Breeding on the Coasts of Foxe Basin and Northern Hudson Bay, Canada |
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distribution of larger species of birds breeding on the coasts of foxe basin and northern hudson bay, canada |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 39 No. 4 (1986): December: 285–379; 285-296 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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