Some research projects involving SERG...

all concern seabird ecology, behaviour and demography - organized by study location for convenience... (click on item to view more)

Ecology and distribution of the Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Newfoundland

Questions we are addressing: 1. What is the distribution and relative abundance of Manx Shearwaters coming ashore and nesting in Newfoundland?, 2. How is the Newfoundland population regulated and what is its status?, 3. Are shearwaters in competition for breeding siteswith other species and is habitat limiting?, 4. What is the likely fate of the local population?

Seabird behavioural ecology and demography at Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

"Questions we are addressing: 1. What sources of selection are responsible for the diversity of visual and acoustic signals used by auklets (Alcidae, Aethia spp.) during the breeding season?, 2. How are Least, Crested, Whiskered Auklet populations regulated?, 3. Are auklet species in competition for nest sites and food?, 4. What is the likely fate of auklet populations in a situation of rapidly changing climate and oceanography?"

Amatignak and Little Sitkin Islands restoration research ^{UPDATED NOV 30,2008}

"...we hypothesized that nocturnal burrow-nesting seabird prospectors would place more importance on auditory and olfactory cues and will potentially use these signals when locating and assessing potential breeding sites. Our project aimed to test this idea and its application to restoration of nocturnal seabirds in the Aleutian Islands."

Survey of Least and Crested Auklet colonies at Gareloi Island, Aleutian Islands, in 2006

"We conservatively estimated the population as 460,350 pairs at Southeast Point, 453,550 pairs at East Point and perhaps 250,000 pairs in beach boulder colonies and cliffs, for a total of at least 2.3 million birds, about half Least Auklets and half Crested Auklets."