00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.857324 CaOODSP 20241203113643 cr ||||||||||| 180604s1993 abcbd o f00| 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-nt n-cn-nu CW69-5/171E-PDF Alexander, S. A. (Stuart A.) Spring migration of waterbirds in the Beaufort Sea, Amundsen Gulf and Lambert Channel polynya, 1992 [electronic resource] / Stuart A. Alexander, Susan E. Westover, D. Lynne Dickson. Edmonton, Alta. : Canadian Wildlife Service, Western and Northern Region, 1993. x, 73 p. : maps, charts. Technical report series ; no. 171 Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. "April 1993." Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-50). "Each spring during migration, thousands of birds stop temporarily in offshore open-water areas of the Beaufort Sea to feed, rest, and court. Some proposed sites for offshore oil exploration and development are in the vicinity of possible key staging areas. The potential for oil spills in these areas is one of the most serious threats to birds in the western Arctic. Information on the distribution of birds during spring migration provides the basis for evaluating threats"--Executive summary. Issued also in print format. Includes abstract in French. gccst Birds gccst Migration Westover, Susan E. Dickson, D. Lynne. Canada. Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. Western and Northern Region. Spring migration of waterbirds in the Beaufort Sea, Amundsen Gulf and Lambert Channel polynya, 1992 / (CaOODSP)9.608815 Technical report series (Canadian Wildlife Service) no. 171. (CaOODSP)9.504438 PDF 3.14 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/cw69-5/CW69-5-171-eng.pdf