Movements and habitat use of loons for assessment of conservation buffer zones in the Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska

Movements and habitat use of loons for assessment of conservation buffer zones in the Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska

Oil and gas development in the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, may pose threats to wildlife. Management guidelines within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska dictate buffer zones for coastal wildlife habitat and for breeding and foraging sites of yellow-billed loons (YBLOs; Gavia adamsii), a species...

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Main Authors: Sharon A. Poessel, Brian D. Uher-Koch, John M. Pearce, Joel A. Schmutz, Autumn-Lynn Harrison, David C. Douglas, Vanessa R. von Biela, Todd E. Katzner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Diver
North Slope
Pacific loon
Petroleum development
Red-throated loon
Yellow-billed loon
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198941930647X

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