Chapter 29: Marine Distribution, Abundance, and Habitats of Marbled Murrelets in British Columbia

Abstract

About 45,000-50,000 Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) breed in British Columbia, with some birds found in most parts of the inshore coastline. A review of at-sea surveys at 84 sites revealed major concentrations in summer in six areas. Murrelets tend to leave these breeding areas in winter. Many murrelets overwinter in the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound, but the wintering distribution is poorly known. Aggregations in summer were associated with nearshore waters (

Parent Publication

• Ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murrelet

Citation

Burger, Alan E. 1995. Chapter 29: Marine Distribution, Abundance, and Habitats of Marbled Murrelets in British Columbia. In: Ralph, C. John; Hunt, George L., Jr.; Raphael, Martin G.; Piatt, John F., Technical Editors. 1995. Ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murrelet. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-152. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 295-312