Conservation of Marine Birds of Northern North America

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Editor

Nettleship, David N., 1942-

Title

Conservation of marine birds of northern North America: papers from the international symposium held at the Seattle Hyatt House

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Produced by Richard Tonsing, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Birds -- Northwest, Pacific -- Congresses

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eBook-No.

49335

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49335

Release Date

June 30, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.CONSERVATION OF MARINE BIRDS OF NORTHERN NORTH AMERICA Papers from the International Symposium held at the Seattle Hyatt House, Seattle, Washington, 13-15 May 1975
3. 3.Contents
4. 4.Foreword
5. 5.Introduction
6. 6.MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF BIRDS
7. 7.Long-term Climatic and Oceanographic Cycles Regulating Seabird Distributions and Numbers — Abstract — Small-scale or Short-term Influences — Detecting the Effects of Long-term Cycles — Conclusions
8. 8.Sea Ice as a Factor in Seabird Distribution and Ecology in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas — Abstract — General Effects of Ice on Birds — Specific Effects of Ice on Birds in the Western Arctic — Discussion — References — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.STATUS OF MARINE BIRD POPULATIONS
10. 10.Distribution and Status of Marine Birds Breeding Along the Coasts of the Chukchi and Bering Seas — Abstract — Information Base — Status and Distribution — Conclusions and Recommendations — References — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.Breeding Distribution and Status of Marine Birds in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska — Abstract — Ornithological Investigations in the Aleutians — Methods — Status and Distribution of Breeding Seabirds — Recommendations — Acknowledgments — References — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.The Historical Status of Nesting Seabirds of the Northern and Western Gulf of Alaska — Abstract — Summary of the Historical Record — Current Status — Conclusions — References
13. 13.Status and Distribution of Breeding Seabirds of Southeastern Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington — Abstract — Taxonomic Distribution of Marine Birds — Southeastern Alaska — British Columbia — Washington State — Nest-site Preferences — Population Changes — Discussion — References — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.THE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF MARINE BIRDS IN THE NORTH
15. 15.Trophic Relations of Seabirds in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea — Abstract — Diets of Seabirds in Western North America — Trophic Relations Within Seabird Communities — Trophic Relations and Seabird Conservation — Recommendations for Further Research — Acknowledgments — References — FOOTNOTES:
16. 16.Population Dynamics in Northern Marine Birds — Abstract — Population Fluctuations — Theoretical Considerations — General Characteristics of Marine Birds and Waterfowl — Use of General Principles in Solving Conservation Problems — Goals for Research on Population Dynamics of Seabirds for Purposes of Conservation — The Relation of the Products of Biological Research to Programs for Conservation of Marine Bird Resources — References
17. 17.Time-Energy Use and Life History Strategies of Northern Seabirds — Abstract — Cost of Living — Time-energy Use Beyond the Cost of Living — Annual Time and Energy Budgets — Life History Strategies — Conclusions — References — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.Zoogeography and Taxonomic Relationships of Seabirds in Northern North America — Abstract — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE CONSERVATION OF MARINE BIRDS AND USES OF OTHER RESOURCES
20. 20.Social and Economic Values of Marine Birds — Abstract — Historical Perspective — Social and Economic Indicators — Conclusions — References — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.Resource Development Along Coasts and on the Ocean Floor: Potential Conflicts with Marine Bird Conservation — Abstract — The Region and its Avifauna — Current and Planned Resource Development — Assessment of Resource Development and Potential Conflicts with Marine Bird Conservation — Conclusions — References
22. 22.Mortality to Marine Birds Through Commercial Fishing — Abstract — Inshore Fisheries — Atlantic Offshore Gill-net Fishery — Pacific Offshore Salmon Gill-net Fishery — Mortality of Albatrosses — Long-term Effects of Developing Capelin Fishery in Northwest Atlantic — References — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.Interactions Among Marine Birds and Commercial Fish in the Eastern Bering Sea — Abstract — Commercial Fish Resources of the Eastern Bering Sea — Routes of Interaction Between Marine Birds and Commercial Fish — Abundance and Feeding Habits of Marine Birds in the Eastern Bering Sea — Predation by Marine Birds — Aspects of the Life Histories of Fish Related to Predation by Marine Birds — Influence of Growth Rate and Adult Size of Fish on the Extent of Predation — Competition Between Commercial Fish and Marine Birds — Dependency of Marine Birds on Commercial Fish — Environmental Influence on Predation and Competition Between Marine Birds and Commercial Fish — Possible Influences of Man on the Interaction of Marine Birds with Commercial Fish — Conclusions — Acknowledgments — References — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.Interrelations Between Seabirds and Introduced Animals — Abstract — Animal Introductions — Conclusions — References — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.Oil Vulnerability Index for Marine Oriented Birds — Abstract — Methods — Results — Discussion — References
26. 26.PROGRAMS AND AUTHORITIES RELATED TO MARINE BIRD CONSERVATION
27. 27.Programs and Authorities Related to Marine Bird Conservation in Washington State — Abstract
28. 28.Programs and Authorities of the Province of British Columbia Related to Marine Bird Conservation — Abstract
29. 29.Petroleum Industry's Role in Marine Bird Conservation — Abstract — Biological Problems — People Problems — Contingency Planning — What Has Been Accomplished — Marine Mammals — Conclusions — References
30. 30.CONSERVATION OF MARINE BIRDS IN OTHER LANDS
31. 31.Conservation of Marine Birds in New Zealand — Abstract — Conservation Measures — Conclusions — Acknowledgments — References
32. 32.Marine Birds in the Danish Monarchy and Their Conservation — Abstract — Seabirds in Denmark — The Faroe Islands — Greenland — References — FOOTNOTES:
33. 33.Present Status and Trends in Population of Seabirds in Norway — Abstract — Material and Methods — Results — Estimates of Total Seabird Population in Norway — Discussion — Conclusion — Acknowledgments — References — FOOTNOTES:
34. 34.SYMPOSIUM SUMMARY
35. 35.Conservation of Marine Birds of Northern North America—A Summary — Magnitude and Importance of the Resource — Characteristics of the Resource — Ecology and Functioning of the Resource — Vulnerability of the Resource — Past Damage to the Resource — Major Threats to the Bird Populations — Practicability of Conservation — Conservation Needs for North Pacific Seabirds — A Rationale for Conservation — Economic Feasibility of Conservation — Conclusions — Summary
36. 36.APPENDIX Papers and Oral Summaries Presented at the Symposium but Which Do Not Appear in this Publication — FOOTNOTES:
37. 37.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

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