PPT-Winter Seabirds on the Shelf Break

Pelagic Seabirds The term pelagic is from the Greek meaning open sea Many of the following species are pelagic in that they spend their lives at sea except when breeding Tubenoses. winter residence in the Gulf of the Farallones, having escaped the harsh winters of their Alaskanscoter, each of which winters in the thousands in the gulf. Many of these birds winter farther south, a Island Bay . Antarctica: 1972 - 2003. Abstract . In an effort to determine whether the Antarctic ice sheet is growing or diminishing over long time intervals, Dr. Robert . Bindschadler. led an international team of glaciologists and computer scientists, including Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) students, to obtain an accurate measure of the area of the Antarctic ice sheet. Before the ice sheet’s area was determined, the grounding line (GL), or boundary dividing the ice sheet resting on land from floating ice, was located by combining 2003 Landsat imagery and satellite-based laser altimetry.. Save our Seabirds. Guillimots. Diving Birds around Cornwall. Razorbills. Puffins. Gannets. Save our Seabirds. PIB Disaster!!. Save our Seabirds. Some were saved………. Save our Seabirds. RSPCA . center. What are they?. Seabirds are a taxonomically varied group that depend on the marine environment for at least part of their life cycle.. 350 species (3.5% of all bird species). T. op-predators. Can cover large foraging distances. Procellaria. parkinsoni. . .  . Photo Credit: Terry Greene, DOC. What do you already know about us?. We are seabirds!. We spend most . of our . lives at sea . What do you notice about these seabirds?. Characteristics of Birds. Most fly. Endothermic – have to eat a lot to maintain temperature. Eat fish, squid, invertebrates, plankton. Waterproof feathers help conserve heat. Oil gland at base of tail. 29 30 31 Procellaria. parkinsoni. . .  . Photo Credit: Terry Greene, DOC. What do you already know about us?. We are seabirds!. We spend most . of our . lives at sea . What do you notice about these seabirds?. Winter Whiles . Overview. Introductions:. The Student Wellbeing Team. What’s on over the winter break?. Looking after yourself and each other. Sources of support. Questions. Social Time. Feeling Festive?. renewable . energy . in California and birds. California Energy Commission IEPR Proceedings. May 25, 2016. Intersections with Audubon . September 2014 National Audubon Climate & Birds science. Pacific Flyway Seabird Program. System. Stuart A. . Cunningham. Scottish Association for Marine Science. Stuart.Cunningham@sams.ac.uk. . Barbara Berx. 1. , Eleanor Frajka-Williams. 2. and Mark Inall. 3. 1. Marine Laboratory Science, Aberdeen. August 25Opening Convocation virtualSeptember 6Labor Day school closedSeptember 7Rosh Hashanah school closedSeptember 16Yom Kippur school closedOctober 11-14MS Retreat WeekOctober 13PSAT no classes fo The use of Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) has revolutionized the retail industry and changed the way businesses operate. By providing retailers with real-time data on product pricing and availability, ESLs have made it possible for stores to optimize all systems, from customer service to inventory management. Mariners Superb. Presented by Wayne R. Petersen. . Some seabird factoids?. True seabirds spend most of their lives at sea on the open ocean. Many seabirds only come to land to nest. All seabirds have webbed feet.