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Studies in Avian Biology - Number 11Bird Communities at Sea off California: 1975 to 1983Kenneth T. Briggs, WM. Breck Tyler, David B. Lewis and David R. Carlson |
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| 1 | Abstract |
| 3 | Introduction |
| 4 | Methods |
| 4 | Sampling Plan and Coverage at Sea |
| 5 | Observation Protocols |
| 5 | Shoreline Methods and Coverage |
| 6 | Environmental Data |
| 7 | Analyses |
| 8 | Oceanography of the Study Area |
| 8 | Bathymetry |
| 8 | General Characteristics of Surface Waters |
| 9 | Upwelling |
| 11 | Important Mesoscale Features |
| 11 | Results |
| 11 | Seabird Numbers and Status: Species Accounts |
| 47 | Seabird Density and Biomass |
| 49 | Diversity and Species Composition |
| 52 | Associations Between Species |
| 56 | Spatial Scales of Aggregation |
| 58 | Seabird Habitats |
| 63 | Scales of Variation in Surface Temperature |
| 64 | Discussion |
| 64 | Variation in Biomass and Abundance |
| 66 | Community Composition and Diversity |
| 67 | Species Associations |
| 68 | Seabird Habitats and Habitat Choice |
| 71 | Acknowledgments |
| 71 | Literature Cited |
| Cover to Cover |
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Blair
O. Wolf, SORA Coordinator![]() Cooper Ornithological Society |