Bird Use of Northern Alaska Oilfield Rehabilitation Sites.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Liebezeit
Martin Robards
Bill Streever
Samantha Strindberg
Steve Zack
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 422-430
Description
Study compares bird use of rehabilitated oil extraction sites with that of nearby reference sites; finding demonstrate that sites studied 3 to 10 years post-site rehabilitation are not comparable to nearby reference site in regards to shorebird and passerine habitat (nesting/breeding), but they do seem to support waterfowl. Additional shorebirds and passerines are using these sites for foraging and resting.