Marbled murrelet food habits and prey ecology
Burkett EE. 1995. Marbled murrelet food habits and prey ecology. Pages 223-246. In Ralph CJ, Hunt GL, Raphael MG, Piatt JF. Ecology and conservation of the marbled murrelet. Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Albany, CA
Excerpts from the Abstract: "Information on food habits of the Marbled Murrelet was compiled from systematic studies and anecdotal reports from Alaska to California. Major differences between the winter and summer diets were apparent, with euphausiids and mysids becoming more dominant during winter and spring. The primary invertebrate prey items were euphausiids, mysids, and amphipods. Small schooling fishes included sand lace, anchovy, herring, osmerids, and seaperch. The fish portion of the diet was most important in the summer and coincided with the nestling and fledgling period."
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Burkett, Esther
- Units
- GLBA , KLGO , REDW , SEAN , SITK
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Brachyramphus marmoratus, Cepphus columba, Food Habits, Fratercula cirrhata, Gulf Of Alaska, Marbled Murrelet, Marine Birds, Monitoring, Phalacrocorax pelagicus, prey ecology, Puffinus griseus, Rissa Tridactyla, Seabirds, Threatened Species, Uria Aalge, Wildlife