Trends in Annual Survival of Steller’s Eiders Molting at Izembek Lagoon on the Alaska Peninsula, 1993–2006

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Frost, Charles J., Hollmen, Tuula E., Reynolds, Joel H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2013
• Subjects: Alaska; mark-recapture; Polysticta stelleri; Pradel; Steller’s Eider; survival; marquage et recapture; eider de Steller; survie; Bering Sea; Pacific; Retour; Arctic; eider de steller; Mer de Béring; steller’s eider
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67335

Izembek Lagoon, located on the Alaska Peninsula, is an important molting area for the Pacific population of Steller’s Eiders (Polysticta stelleri) and was the site of consistent banding effort during 1993–2006. We used Pradel mark-recapture models to estimate annual survival and population growth ra...