Effects of a hazing-light system on migration and collision avoidance of eiders at an artificial oil-production island, Arctic Alaska

Authors :: Day, Robert H.
Prichard, Alexander K.
Rose, John R.
Streever, Bill
Swem, Ted
Source :: Arctic. March, 2017, Vol. 70 Issue 1, p13, 12 p.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: ABSTRACT. During migration, Common and King Eiders (Somateria mollissima and S. spectabilis) cross the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas of Arctic Alaska. Because they may become attracted to lights, eiders are [...]

Subjects :: Migratory birds -- Research
Offshore oil fields -- Research
Animal spatial behavior -- Research
King eider -- Research
Ornithological research
Earth sciences
Regional focus/area studies

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