Avian diversity and habitat selection in the Noatak Valley, Brooks Range, Alaska
Manuwal DA. 1978. Avian diversity and habitat selection in the Noatak Valley, Brooks Range, Alaska. Murrelet. 59(2):42-58
This 1978 paper provides results of a study done under contract to the U.S. National Park Service. Data were collected on avian diversity and abundance during the summer of 1973. The objectives of the study were to determine bird species composition and habitat preference and to calculate bird species diversity indices by major plant community types. Birds were intensively studied in the vicinity of nine camps in the Noatak drainage; one camp was in and another on the border of Cape Krusenstern National Monument, two camps were in Gates of the Arctic National Park, and the other five were in or bordering Noatak National Park. One hundred and twelve species of birds were observed during this investigation. The habitat affinities of 119 species of birds are summarized by abundance, status, and occurrence in ecological formations. Breeding bird densities are presented as miles/100 acres. The most outstanding avifaunal attributes of the Noatak River basin are its large number of breeding species, presence of breeding Eurasian birds, large population of waterfowl, and the potential for supporting large populations of raptors.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Manuwal, David
- Units
- CAKR , GAAR , NOAT
- Keywords
- Anorat Creek, Birds, Brooks Range, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Cutler River, Diversity, Eli River, Feniak Lake, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Habitat Use, Inventory, Kikitaliorak Lake, Kipmik Lake, Lake Tulugak, Napaktuktuk Mountain, Noatak National Preserve, Noatak River basin, Raptors, Seetakuyuk River, Surveys, Water Birds