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Seabird Breeding Biology on the Farallon Islands
Start Date: 1971 - Present
Background: The Farallon Islands is a National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and inhabited year-round by scientists from PRBO. In cooperation with USFWS, PRBO established a permanent research station on the Farallon Islands in 1968. For three decades PRBO biologists have been protecting and studying, Farallon wildlife. Located 28 miles west of San Francisco, this group of islands constitutes the largest seabird breeding colony in the U.S., south of Alaska, with approximately 150,000 nesting seabirds belonging to twelve different species.
Objectives: To study the breeding biology, feeding ecology, and population dynamics of a seabird community in relation to naturally occurring and human-induced climate change.
Focal Species: Common Murre, Tufted Puffin, Rhinoceros Auklet, Cassin's Auklet, Pigeon Guillemot, Brandt's, Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorant, Black Oystercatcher, Western Gull, Leach's and Ashy Storm-petrel.
Habitat Type:
Marine - offshore island
Partners:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact:
Russ Bradley
Peter Warzybok
Related Publications:
Climate Related Pubs: Annotated Bibliography
Climate change, reproductive performance and diet composition of marine birds in the southern California Current system, 1969–1997
Effects of age, breeding experience, mate fidelity and site fidelity on breeding performance in a declining population of Cassin’s Auklets
Status and Trends of the Ashy Storm-Petrel on Southeast Farallon Island, California
Trace Metals in Seabirds, Steller Sea Lion, and Forage Fish and Zooplankton from Central California
Trophic Relationships Among Seabirds in Central California
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