Marine Birds of the Eastern United States and the Bay of Fundy
by Nisbet, Ian C. T.; Richard R. Veit, Sasha A. Auer and Timothy P. White

Format: Hardcover
Release Date: 1/1/2013
Code: NOM29
Condition: New
Product Details
Keywords: Pelagic Birds, Eiders, Ducks, Scoters, Mergansers, Loons, Grebes, Albatrosses, Fulmars, Storm-Petrels, Shearwaters, Tropicbirds, Booby, Gannet, Cormorant, Frigatebird, Phalarope, Pelican, Kittiwake, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Jaegers, Skuas, Dovekie, Murres, Razorbill, Puffin, Guillemot.
Our Opinion: The introduction discusses the definition of Marine Birds, physical setting and oceanography, general patterns of seabird distribution, historical perspective, sources of information, and time frame, which is followed by individual species accounts. Threats covers climate change, human development of coastline, threats on foreign breeding sites, interactions with fisheries, hunting, human disturbance, human-enhanced predation, large gulls, offshore wind turbines, oil spills, toxic chemicals, plastics and other artifacts, diseases and biological toxins. Recommendations for Research and Management closes the main text. Appendices include Scientific names, Gazetteer, and List of Vagrant Species Recorded, plus Literature Cited.
ISBN: 1877973483
Publisher: Nuttall Ornithological Club
Year of Publication: 2013
Page Count: 188
Shipping Weight: 1.70 lb
Series: Nuttall