TitleSeabirds as indicators: an exploratory analysis of physical forcing in the Pacific Northwest coastal environment
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2003
AuthorsParrish, Julia K., and Stephani G. Zador
Secondary TitleEstuaries
Volume26
Number4B
Pagination1044-1057
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Valley QH541.5.E8 E82, Guin QH541.5.E8 E82, QH541.5.E8 E82 Electronic Subscription
Keywordscommon murre = Uria aalge, Yaquina Head
NotesFrom the PNCERS Study, a seven-year program that focused on four estuaries in Washington and Oregon: Gray's Harbor, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay and Coos Bay. This paper compares Tatoosh Island on the Olympic Peninsula with Yaquina Head. The spring transition affects breeding and foraging success. Indicator species, carrying capacity.
DOI10.1007/BF02803362