Environmental assessment of the Alaskan continental shelf: reports of principal investigators. Volume 1: reactors - birds, plankton, littoral, benthos

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5479750

Simulation modeling of marine bird population energetics, food consumption, and sensitivity to perturbation was performed. Shorebird dependence on Arctic: littoral habitats was studied as well as the distribution, abundance, and feeding ecology of birds associated with pack ice. A study of the population numbers and productivity of colonial seabirds is included. Plankton studies in the Bering Sea and an environmental assessment of selected habitats in the Arctic littoral system are also included. The distribution, abundance, community structure, and trophic relationships of the benthos of the Northeastern Gulf of Alaskan from Yakutat Bay to Cross Sound and the distribution, abundance, diversity, and productivity of the Western Sea benthos were studied.

• Research Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, MD (USA). Environmental Research Labs.
• OSTI ID: 5479750
• Report Number(s): PB-81-196263
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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