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Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus

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Bertram, D. F., Burger, A. E., Lindsay, D., Cober, A., Harfenist, A. 2007. Marbled murrelet population estimation and trend monitoring in BC. Pacific Seabird Group 34th Annual Meeting, Asilomar, CA.

Bertram, D. F., Drever, M. C., McAllister, M. K., Schroeder, B. K., Lindsay, D. J., Faust, D. A. 2015. Estimation of Coast-Wide Population Trends of Marbled Murrelets in Canada Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Model. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0134891.

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Bigger, D.; Chinnici, S. 2008. Population trends of breeding Marbled Murrelets in northern California. Abstracts, 35th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Blaine, Washington, 27 Feb - 2 Mar 2008, pp. 47. Pacific Seabird Group, Little River, CA, USA.

Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261.

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Burger, A. E. and Waterhouse, F. L. 2009. Relationships between habitat area, habitat quality, and populations of nesting Marbled Murrelets. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management 10(1): 101–112.

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Carter, H. R. 1986. Year-round use of coastal lakes by Marbled Murrelets. Condor 88: 473-477.

Carter, H. R.; Kuletz, K. J. 1995. Mortality of marbled murrelets due to oil pollution in North America. In: Ralph, C.J.; Hunt, G.L.; Raphael, M.G.; Piatt, J.F. (ed.), Ecology and conservation of the marbled murrelet. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-152, pp. 261-269. Pacific Southwest Research Station, Albany.

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Hamer, T. E.; Nelson, S. K. 1995. Characteristics of Marbled Murrelet nest trees and nesting stands. In: Ralph, C.J. (ed.), Ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murrelet, pp. 69-82. US Forest Service, Albany, California.

Hamer, T. E.; Nelson, S. K. 1995. Nesting biology and behaviour of the Marbled Murrelet. In: Ralph, C.J. (ed.), Ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murrelet, pp. 49-56. US Forest Service, Albany, California.

Hébert, P. N.; Golightly, R. T. 2008. At-sea distribution and movements of nesting and non-nesting Marbled Murrelets Brachyramphus marmoratus in northern California. Marine Ornithology 36(2): 99-105.

Horton, S. P. 2008. Landscape-level associations of Marbled Murrelet inland activity in old-growth forests within a commercial forest landscape. Abstracts, 35th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Blaine, Washington, 27 Feb - 2 Mar 2008, pp. 78. Pacific Seabird Group, Little River, CA, USA.

Hunt, G. L. 1995. Oceanographic processes and marine productivity in waters offshore of Marbled Murrelet breeding habitat. In: Ralph, C.J. (ed.), Ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murelet, pp. 219-222. U.S. Forest Service, Albany, California.

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Lorenz, T. J.; Raphael, M. G.; Bloxton Jr, T. D. 2016. Marine habitat selection by marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) during the breeding season. PLoS ONE 11(9): e0162670.

Mack, D. E.; Ritchie, W. P.; Nelson, S. K.; Kuo-Harrison, E.; Harrison, P.; Hamer, T. E. 2003. Methods for surveying Marbled Murrelets in forests: a revised protocol for land management and research. Pacific Seabird Group.

Malt, J. M. and D. B. Lank. 2009. Marbled Murrelet nest predation risk in managed forest landscapes: dynamic fragmentation effects at multiple scales. Ecological Applications 19(5): 1274–1287.

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McShane, C., T. Hamer, H. Carter, G. Swartzman, V. Friesen, D. Ainley, R. Tressler, K. Nelson, A. Burger, L. Spear, T. Monagen, R. Martin, L. Henkel, K. Prindle, C. Strong, and J. Keany. 2004. Evaluation report for the 5-year status review of the Marbled Murrelet in Washington, Oregon, and California. Unpublished report. prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1. Portland Oregon. EDAW, Inc, Seattle, WA.

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Peery, M. Z.; Hall, L. A.; Sellas, A.; Beissinger, S. R.; Moritz, C.; Bérubé, M.; Raphael, M. G.; Nelson, S. K.; Golightly, R. T.; McFarlane-Tranquilla, L.; Newman, S.; Palsbøll, P. J. 2010. Genetic analyses of historic and modern Marbled Murrelets suggest decoupling of migration and gene flow after habitat fragmentation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: 697-706.

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Perry, D. A. 1995. Status of forest habitat of the Marbled Murrelet. In: Ralph, C.J.; Hunt, G.L.; Raphael, M.G.; Piatt, J.F. (ed.), Ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murrelet, pp. 381-384. Pacific Southwest Research Station (Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-152), Albany, California.

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Piatt, J. F.; Naslund, N. L. 1995. Abundance, distribution and population status of Marbled Murrelet in Alaska. In: Ralph, C.J.; Hunt Jr, G.L.; Raphael, M.G.; Piatt, J.F. (ed.), Ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murrelet, pp. 295-312. Pacific Southwest Research Station (Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-152), Albany, California.

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Wilson, S. F. 2019. Review of Marbled Murrelet Habitat Mapping and Mitigation on State Trust Lands.

Zharikov, Y., D. Lank, Cooke, F. 2007. Influence of landscape pattern on breeding distribution and success in a threatened Alcid, the marbled murrelet: model transferability and management implications. Journal of Applied Ecology 44(748-759).

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