| Marbled murrelet in a northwest coastal forest
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| Investigators |
| Irene Manley. M.Sc., Simon Fraser University
Dr. Alton Harestad, Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University |
What is the Issue? |
| HABITAT LOSS |
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Marbled Murrelets spend their entire lives at sea except during the mating season, when they nest on the large branches of ancient trees along the Pacific Northwest coastline. A recent study in southwestern British Columbia has identified new habitat requirements for marbled murrelets. This cutting edge research has found that marbled murrelets nest in ancient forests of the lower subalpine region above their traditional nesting habitat in the now harvested valley bottoms. Recent findings from this study are currently being used to develop plans to retain important patches of high quality subalpine nesting habitat. In addition, scientists are developing strategies to provide future long-term habitats for marbled murrelets. |
What is our goal? |
| CONSERVING SPECIES AT RISK AND DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR HABITAT REQUIREMENTS.
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Where we currently stand. |
| Fieldwork and analysis are complete and the study is in the final stages of writing up. Publications from this study are forthcoming. |
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