Introduced predator removal from islands. Exxon Valdez oil spill restoration project final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:481304
In order to restore black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) and pigeon guillemots (Cepphus columba), 2 species injured by the T/V Exxon Valdez oil spill, the introduced predator, artic fox (Alopex lagopus), was removed from 2 islands near the western edge of the trajectory of the oil. Surveys indicated that although adequate nesting habitat was available at Simeonof and Chernabura, oystercatcher and guillemot population densities were much lower than at nearby fox-free islands. Elimination of foxes is expected to dramatically increase populations of these injured species as well as other native birds.
- Research Organization:
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Home, AK (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 481304
- Report Number(s):
- PB--97-155980/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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