Seabirds between Alaska and Hawaii
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Ornithological Applications
- Vol. 85 (3) , 286-291
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1367061
Abstract
Seabirds were observed between Alaska and Hawaii along 158.degree.W longitude from Oct. 24 to Nov. 6, 1976. Their distribution and abundance dances corresponded remarkably well to oceanographic regions. Indices of seabird density dropped in a series of plateaus from 44 birds/km2 in the Alaska current system to < 1 bird/km2 in subtropic waters. Northern distribution records were found for 6 spp. [Pterodroma neglecta, P. arminjoniana, P. cookii, P. alba, P. hypoleuca, Oceanodroma castro]. The subarctic boundary marked the center of the separation between subarctic and subtropic pelagic avifaunas.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Sea-bird affinities for ocean and ice boundaries in the AntarcticDeep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers, 1981
- An oceanographic interpretation of seabird distributions in the Indian OceanMarine Biology, 1979