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South Florida rockland South Florida rockland

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Authors
J.R. Snyder, Alan Herndon, W.B. Robertson

Stress and acclimation Stress and acclimation

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Authors
Gary Wedemeyer, B.B. Barton, D.J. McLeay

The aggregative response of common murres and Atlantic puffins to schools of capelin The aggregative response of common murres and Atlantic puffins to schools of capelin

I studied the aggregative responses of Common Murres and Atlantic Puffins to schools of capelin during three summers (1982-1984) at Witless Bay, Newfoundland, by conducting hydroacoustic surveys for capelin in synchrony with seabird censuses. Murres and puffins foraged offshore prior to the arrival inshore of spawning schools of capelin. Both species were abundant during peak periods of...
Authors
John F. Piatt

Viable populations Viable populations

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Authors
P. A. Buckley, W. Ehorn, M. Gilpin, J. Hamrick, C. Schonewald-Cox, M. Shaffer, T. Simons

Wood duck population trends from the North American Breeding Bird Survey Wood duck population trends from the North American Breeding Bird Survey

The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) has been conducted yearly since 1966, and can be used to describe relative population density and trends of birds in North America north of Mexico. Wood ducks (Air sponsa) are difficult to survey using conventional waterfowl monitoring techniques, but a large portion of their range is surveyed by the BBS. Wood ducks are detected at low...
Authors
J.R. Sauer, Sam Droege

Wetland vegetation Wetland vegetation

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Authors
Glenn R. Guntenspergen, F. Stearns, J.A. Kadlec
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