Surveys for Beached marine Mammal and Seabird Carcasses: Annual Progress Report 2007
Holm G. 2008. Surveys for Beached marine Mammal and Seabird Carcasses: Annual Progress Report 2007. Redwood National and State Parks
Excerpt: "Beached carcass surveys are performed 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 events (e.g. El Nino) can be monitored more effectively."
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Holm, Greg
- Date of Issue
- 2008-01-31
- Publisher
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- beached animals, carcasses, human trash, marine mammal, monitoring, mortalities, natural hazards, oil spill, petroleum products, population, seabirds, survey