CONTENTS 



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SUMMARY iii 



FIGURES vi 



TABLES vii 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi 



INTRODUCTION 1 



STUDY AREA 5 



METHODS 7 



OBJECTIVE ONE: GENERAL SURVEY PROCEDURES 7 



Survey Design 7 



Data Collection 9 



Environmental Parameters 9 



OBJECTIVE TWO: DATA MANAGEMENT 12 



Data Manipulation and Analysis 12 



Population Enumerators 12 



Mapping 13 



OBJECTIVE THREE: THE PRELIMINARY SURVEY 13 



Training Session 13 



Survey Subunits 14 



Survey Dates 14 



Aircraft and Equipment 14 



Oil and Oil Response Activities 17 



RESULTS 18 



IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION 18 



Mammals 18 



Birds 19 



Turtles 20 



OCCURRENCE 21 



Mammals 21 



Birds 21 



Turtles 28 



SEASONAL VARIATION 28 



Mammals in STEX 28 



Mammals in NTEX 31 



Mammals in NFLA 31 



Mammals in SFLA 31 



Birds in STEX 31 



Birds in NTEX 34 



IV 



