SDJV Project #62: The value of herring spawn vs. alternative prey to Surf and White-winged Scoters in the Puget Sound-Georgia Basin
Publications
Lok, E. K., D. Esler, J. Y. Takekawa, S. W. De La Cruz, W. S. Boyd, D. R. Nysewander, J. R. Evenson, and D. H. Ward. 2012. Spatiotemporal associations between Pacific herring spawn and surf scoter spring migration: evaluating a ‘silver wave’ hypothesis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 457:139-150.
Lok et al. 2012. Herring spawn scoters silver wave_MarineEcologyProgressSeries.pdf
Lok, E. K., D. Esler, J. Y. Takekawa, S. W. De La Cruz, W. S. Boyd, D. R. Nysewander, J. R. Evenson, and D. H. Ward. 2011. Stopover habitats of spring migrating surf scoters in southeast Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:92-100.
Lok et al. 2011. Stopover Habitat Spring Surf Scoters_JWM.pdf
Lok, E. K., M. Kirk, D. Esler, and W. S. Boyd. 2008. Movements of pre-migraotry surf and white-winged scoters in response to Pacific herring spawn. Waterbirds 31:385-393.
Lok et al 2008 Movements pre-migratory surf and white-winged scoters herring spawn_Waterbirds.pdf
Anderson, E. M., J. R. Lovvorn, D. Esler, W. S. Boyd, and K. C. Stick. 2009. Using predator distributions, diet, and condition to evaluate seasonal foraging sites: sea ducks and herring spawn. Marine Ecology Progress Series 386:287-302.
Anderson et al. 2009 Using predator distributions herring spawn_MarineEcologyProgressSeries.pdf
Unpublished Reports
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