Project Information

Title: Pigeon Guillemot Restoration Research at the Alaska SeaLife Center 99327

Project Year and Number: 1999: 99327

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2001: 01327-CLO, 2000: 00327, 1998: 98327

Principal Investigator (PI): Dan Roby (Oregon State University)

Managing Agency: USGS

Assisting Personnel: Andrew Hovey

Research Location: Lower Cook Inlet

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Pigeon Guillemot

Abstract: This project will test the feasibility of direct restoration techniques for pigeon guillemots (e.g., installation of artificial nest sites, use of social attractants, captive propagation and release). While raising young guillemots in captivity, it will also be possible to conduct controlled experiments crucial to two other restoration objectives: (1) development of nondestructive biomarkers of petroleum hydrocarbon contamination, and (2) understanding how dietary factors (prey species composition, prey size, lipid content, feeding frequency) constrain growth, development, and condition at fledging in guillemots.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Annual Report FY99: View (2,132 KB)
Final Report: See Project 01327-CLO

Publications from this Project: None Available