An assessment of abundance and growth of the sea otter population (Enhydra lutris) in British Columbia

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Forage fish quality and implications for rhinoceros auklet chick growth.

Beaubier, J.  2005.  Thesis Proposal Summary.  Forage fish quality and implications for rhinoceros auklet chick growth.  University of British Columbia. Rhinoceros auklets breeding at Triangle Island provision their chicks with 4 main species of forage fish: pacific saury (Cololabis saira), pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus), juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.), and juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), supplemented with a variety of other, less utilized species.  The relative composition of each species

Ospika Cones Purpose Statement, 2005

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Rolla Canyon ER #150 Purpose Statement

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