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Foreword, by Harvey K. Nelson vii
Introduction, by Lynn A. Greenwalt ix
Marine Environment of Birds 1
Long-term Climatic and Oceanographic Cycles Regulating Seabird Distributions and Numbers, by M. T. Myres 3
Sea Ice as a Factor in Seabird Distribution and Ecology in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas, by George J. Divoky 9
Status of Marine Bird Populations 19
Distribution and Status of Marine Birds Breeding Along the Coasts of the Chukchi and Bering Seas, by James C. Bartonek and Spencer G. Sealy 21
Breeding Distribution and Status of Marine Birds in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, by Palmer C. Sekora, G. Vernon Byrd, and Daniel D. Gibson 33
The Historical Status of Nesting Seabirds of the Northern and Western Gulf of Alaska, by LeRoy W. Sowl 47
Status and Distribution of Breeding Seabirds of Southeastern Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington, by David A. Manuwal and R. Wayne Campbell 73
The Biology and Ecology of Marine Birds in the North 93
Trophic Relations of Seabirds in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, by David G. Ainley and Gerald A. Sanger 95
Population Dynamics in Northern Marine Birds, by William H. Drury 123
Time-energy Use and Life History Strategies of Northern Seabirds, by Erica H. Dunn 141
Zoogeography and Taxonomic Relationships of Seabirds in Northern North America, by M. D. F. Udvardy 167
Conflicts Between the Conservation of Marine Birds and Uses of Other Resources 171
Social and Economic Values of Marine Birds, by David R. Cline, Cynthia Wentworth, and Thomas W. Barry 173
Resource Development Along Coasts and on the Ocean Floor: Potential Conflicts with Marine Bird Conservation, by Donald E. McKnight and C. Eugene Knoder 183
Mortality to Marine Birds Through Commercial Fishing, by Warren B. King, R. G. B. Brown, and Gerald A. Sanger 195
Interactions Among Marine Birds and Commercial Fish in the Eastern Bering Sea, by Richard R. Straty and Richard E. Haight 201
Interrelations Between Seabirds and Introduced Animals, by Robert D. Jones, Jr., and G. Vernon Byrd 221
Oil Vulnerability Index for Marine Oriented Birds, by James G. King and Gerald A. Sanger 227
Programs and Authorities Related to Marine Bird Conservation 241
Programs and Authorities Related to Marine Bird Conservation in Washington State, by Ralph W. Larson 243
Programs and Authorities of the Province of British Columbia Related to Marine Bird Conservation, by W. T. Munro and R. Wayne Campbell 247
Petroleum Industry's Role in Marine Bird Conservation, by Keith G. Hay 251
Conservation of Marine Birds in Other Lands 259
Conservation of Marine Birds in New Zealand, by Gordon R. Williams 261
Marine Birds in the Danish Monarchy and Their Conservation, by Finn Salomonsen 267
Present Status and Trends in Population of Seabirds in Norway, by Einar Brun 289
Symposium Summary 303
Conservation of Marine Birds of Northern North America—a Summary, by Ian C. T. Nisbet 305
Appendix. Papers and oral summaries presented at the symposium but which do not appear in this publication 319
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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