Population status of Kittliz's and Marbled Murrelets and surveys for other marine bird and mammal species in the Kenai Fjords area, Alaska
Van Pelt TI and Piatt JF. 2003. Population status of Kittliz's and Marbled Murrelets and surveys for other marine bird and mammal species in the Kenai Fjords area, Alaska. Annual Report to USFWS / USGS Science Support Project. Alaska Science Center, Biological Science Office. Anchorage, Alaska
The Kittlitz's Murrelet ( Brachyramphus brevirostris ) is a rare seabird that nests in alpine terrain and generally forages near tidewater glaciers durring the breeding season. More than 95% of the global population breeds in Alaska, with the remainder occurring in the Russian Far East......
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Van Pelt, Thomas; Piatt, John
- Date of Issue
- 2003-05
- Publisher
- Alaska Science Center, Biological Science Office
- Units
- AKRO , GLBA , KEFJ , SWAN
- Keywords
- Alaska, Biological Survey, Birds/Ornithology, coastal/marine ecology, Glacier Bay, Gulf Of Alaska, Keani Fjords National Park, KEFJ, Kittlitz, Kittlitz's Murrelet, Landbird Bibliography, Marbled Murrelets, Marine Birds, Marine Mammal, Marine Mammals, Population, population decline (murrelet), Population Status, Prince William Sound, Rare Seabirds, Seabirds, tidewater glaciers