Beached Seabird and Marine Mammal Carcass monitoring: 2012 Annual Report
Redwood National and State Parks. 2013. Beached Seabird and Marine Mammal Carcass monitoring: 2012 Annual Report. Redwood National and State Parks
Excerpt: "Beached carcass monitoring surveys are conducted to ascertain baseline information about seabird and marine mammal mortality that occurs along portions of the Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) coastline. The main objectives are to gather trend data on mortalities and determine whether the mortalities resulted from natural or anthropogenic events. Documenting natural mortalities can help biologists monitor events such as the expected deaths of post-fledging and adult breeding seabirds, fatal injuries from predation and other natural hazards and diseases in a population. Also, population effects of natural climatic events (e.g. El Nino) can be monitored more effectively."
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Date of Issue
- 2013-01
- Publisher
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- Beached carcass survey, contaminants, disease, marine environment, marine fauna, marine mammal, marine mammal mortality, natural climatic events, natural hazards, petroleum products, seabirds