Distribution of marine birds on the mid- and North-Atlantic US outer continental shelf. Technical progress report, January 1978-July 1980

• Main Authors: Powers, K.D., Pittman, G.L., Fitch, S.J.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Manomet Bird Observatory, MA (USA) 1980
• Subjects: Vertebrates 520100* > Environment; Aquatic > Basic Studies > (-1989); Atlantic Ocean; Species Diversity; Diet; Baseline Ecology; Ecosystems; Fishes; Surface Waters; Continental Shelf; Animals; Variations; Continental Margin; Distribution; Aquatic Organisms; Coastal Regions; Aquatic Ecosystems; Seas; Ecology; Birds; Marine Surveys; Seasonal Variations; 54 Environmental Sciences; Fulmar; Nantucket; Black-legged Kittiwake; North Atlantic; Northern Fulmar; Red Phalarope
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/5101773; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1057836/

The species composition, distribution, and abundance of marine birds on continental shelf waters from Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy were examined using ships-of-opportunity. Northern Fulmar, Cory's Shearwater, Greater Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Gannet, Red Pha...