Abstract: 



Ralph, C. John; Hunt, George L., Jr.; Raphael, Martin G.; Piatt, John F., Technical Editors. 1995. Ecology and 

 conservation of the Marbled Murrelet. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-152. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest 

 Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 420 p. 



This report on the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) was compiled and editied by the 

 interagency Marbled Murrelet Conservation Assessment Core Team. The 37 chapters cover both original 

 studies and literature reviews of many aspects of the species' biology, ecology, and conservation needs. It 

 includes new information on the forest habitat used for nesting, marine distribution, and demographic analyses; 

 and describes past and potential effects of humans on the species' habitats. Future research needs and possible 

 management strategies for both marine and forest habitats are suggested. 



Retrieval Terms: Brachyramphus marmoratus, Marbled Murrelet, old-growth forests, habitat use, marine 

 distribution, seabird. 



About This Report: 



Technical Editors: 



C. John Ralph, research wildlife biologist, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 

 1700 Bay view Drive, Arcata, CA 95521 



George L. Hunt Jr., professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 321 Steinhus Hall, 

 University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92717 



Martin G. Raphael, chief research wildlife biologist, Pacific Northwest Resesrch Station, USDA 

 Forest Service, 3625-93rd Ave. S.W., Olympia, WA 98512 



John F. Piatt, research biologist, Alaska Science Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, National 

 Biological Service, 101 1 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503 



Cover: Late-winter-plumaged Marbled Murrelet, Auke Bay, Alaska Photograph by Gus van Vliet 



Publisher: 



Pacific Southwest Research Station 

 Albany, California 



(Mailing address: P. O. Box 245, Berkeley, California 94701-0245 

 Telephone: 510-559-6300) 



February 1995 



