Contents

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Foreword, by Harvey K. Nelson[vii]
Introduction, by Lynn A. Greenwalt[ix]
Marine Environment of Birds[1]
Long-term Climatic and Oceanographic Cycles Regulating Seabird Distributions and Numbers, by M. T. Myres[3]
Sea Ice as a Factor in Seabird Distribution and Ecology in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas, by George J. Divoky[9]
Status of Marine Bird Populations[19]
Distribution and Status of Marine Birds Breeding Along the Coasts of the Chukchi and Bering Seas, by James C. Bartonek and Spencer G. Sealy[21]
Breeding Distribution and Status of Marine Birds in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, by Palmer C. Sekora, G. Vernon Byrd, and Daniel D. Gibson[33]
The Historical Status of Nesting Seabirds of the Northern and Western Gulf of Alaska, by LeRoy W. Sowl[47]
Status and Distribution of Breeding Seabirds of Southeastern Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington, by David A. Manuwal and R. Wayne Campbell[73]
The Biology and Ecology of Marine Birds in the North[93]
Trophic Relations of Seabirds in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, by David G. Ainley and Gerald A. Sanger[95]
Population Dynamics in Northern Marine Birds, by William H. Drury[123]
Time-energy Use and Life History Strategies of Northern Seabirds, by Erica H. Dunn[141]
Zoogeography and Taxonomic Relationships of Seabirds in Northern North America, by M. D. F. Udvardy[167]
Conflicts Between the Conservation of Marine Birds and Uses of Other Resources[171]
Social and Economic Values of Marine Birds, by David R. Cline, Cynthia Wentworth, and Thomas W. Barry[173]
Resource Development Along Coasts and on the Ocean Floor: Potential Conflicts with Marine Bird Conservation, by Donald E. McKnight and C. Eugene Knoder[183]
Mortality to Marine Birds Through Commercial Fishing, by Warren B. King, R. G. B. Brown, and Gerald A. Sanger[195]
Interactions Among Marine Birds and Commercial Fish in the Eastern Bering Sea, by Richard R. Straty and Richard E. Haight[201]
Interrelations Between Seabirds and Introduced Animals, by Robert D. Jones, Jr., and G. Vernon Byrd[221]
Oil Vulnerability Index for Marine Oriented Birds, by James G. King and Gerald A. Sanger[227]
Programs and Authorities Related to Marine Bird Conservation[241]
Programs and Authorities Related to Marine Bird Conservation in Washington State, by Ralph W. Larson[243]
Programs and Authorities of the Province of British Columbia Related to Marine Bird Conservation, by W. T. Munro and R. Wayne Campbell[247]
Petroleum Industry's Role in Marine Bird Conservation, by Keith G. Hay [251]
Conservation of Marine Birds in Other Lands[259]
Conservation of Marine Birds in New Zealand, by Gordon R. Williams[261]
Marine Birds in the Danish Monarchy and Their Conservation, by Finn Salomonsen[267]
Present Status and Trends in Population of Seabirds in Norway, by Einar Brun[289]
Symposium Summary[303]
Conservation of Marine Birds of Northern North America—a Summary, by Ian C. T. Nisbet[305]
Appendix. Papers and oral summaries presented at the symposium but which do not appear in this publication[319]