Common Murre References

Ainley, D.G. , D.N. Nettleship, H.R. Carter, and A.E. Storey. 2002. Common Murre (Uria aalge). In The Birds of North America, No. 666, edited by Poole, A. and F. Gill. Philadelphia: The Birds of North America, Inc.

Carter, H.R. 2003. Oil and California’s seabirds: an overview. Marine Ornithology 31:1-7.

Carter, H.R., G.J. Mcchesney, J.E. Takekawa, L.K. Ochikubo, D.L. Whitworth, T.W. Keeney, W.R. Mciver, and C.S. Strong. 1996. Population monitoring of seabirds in California: 1993-1995 aerial photographic surveys of breeding colonies of Common Murres, Brandts Cormorants, and Double-crested Cormorants, edited by US Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Dixon, CA.

Harris, M.P. and T.R. Birkhead. 1985. Breeding ecology of the Atlantic Alcidae. In The Atlantic Alcidae, edited by Nettleship, D.N. and T.R. Birkhead. New York: Academic Press.

King, W. B. 1984. Incidental mortality of seabirds in gillnets in the North Pacific. In Status and conservation of the world's seabirds, edited by Croxall, et al.: ICBP Tech. Pub. 2.

Manuwal, D. A., H. R. Carter, T. S. Zimmerman, and D. L. Orthmeyer eds. 2001. Biology and conservation of the common murre in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Volume 1: Natural history and population trends. In Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR–2000-0012: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division.

Spendelow, J. A. and S. R. Patton. 1988. National atlas of coastal waterbird colonies. The contiguous United States: 1976-1982 In Biological Report 88(5): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Takekawa, J.E., T.E. Harvey, and H.R. Carter. 1990. Decline of the common murre in central California, 1980-1986. Studies in Avian Biology 14:149-163.

Thayer, J.A., W. J. Sydeman, N.P. Fairman, and S.G. Allen. 1998. Attendance patterns, and effects of disturbance to Common Murre (Uria aalge) populations at Point Reyes National Seashore, California, 1995-1997: Point Reyes Bird Observatory.