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John F. Piatt Title: Research Wildlife Biologist |
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Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests
Ph.D. 1987 Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John, Newfoundland, Canada Marine Biology B.S. (Hons.) 1977 Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John, Newfoundland, Canada Biochemistry
Professional ExperienceBreeding biology and feeding ecology of seabirds, marine ecosystems, fisheries, oil pollution, marine mammals, forage fish, oceanography, the Alcidae, Bering Sea studies, and Gulf of Alaska studies.
Professional Activities and/or Memberships
1987 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska 1980 - 1987 Research Associate, Graduate Student, Newfoundland Institute for Cold Ocean Science, Memorial University St. John, Newfoundland, Canada
Significant Recent PublicationsPacific Seabird Group
American Society for the Advancement of Science
Websites of InterestSpeckman, S. G., J. F. Piatt, and A. M. Springer. 2004. Small boats disturb fish holding Marbled Murrelets. Northwestern Naturalist 85: In Press.
Litzow, M. A. and J. F. Piatt. 2003. Variance in prey abundance influences time budgets of breeding seabirds: evidence from pigeon guillemots. J. Avian Biology 34:54-64. [PDF file 182KB]
Litzow, M. A., J. F. Piatt, A. A. Abookire, S. G. Speckman, M. L. Arimitsu, and J. D. Figurski. 2003. Spatial-temporal predictability of aggregated and dispersed prey of pigeon guillemots. Condor, In press.
Piatt, J. F., and A. M. Springer. 2003. Advection, pelagic food webs, and seabird biogeography in Beringia. Marine Orinthology, accepted.
Harding, A. M. A, J. F. Piatt, and K. C. Hamer. 2003. Breeding ecology of Horned Puffins (Fratercula corniculata) in Alaska: Annual variation and effects of El Niño. Can. J. Zool. 81:1004-1013.
Speckman, S. G., J. F. Piatt, and A. M. Springer. 2003. Deciphering the social structure of Marbled Murrelets from behavioral observations at sea. Waterbirds, accepted.
Benson, J., R. Suryan, and J. Piatt. 2003. Assessing chick growth from a single visit to a seabird colony. Marine Ornithology, accepted.
Kitaysky, A. S., E. V. Kitaiskaia, J. F. Piatt, and J. F. Wingfield. 2003. Benefits and costs of increased levels of corticosterone in seabird chicks. Hormones and Behavior, accepted.
Pitocchelli, J., J. F. Piatt, and H. R. Carter. 2003. Variation in plumage, molt and morphology of the Whiskered Auklet (Aethia pygmaea) in Alaska. J. Field Ornith. 74:90-98.
Harding, A. M. A., T. I. Van Pelt, J. F. Piatt, and A. S. Kitaysky. 2002. Reduction of provisioning effort in response to experimental manipulation of chick nutritional status in the horned puffin. The Condor 104:842-847. [PDF 67 KB]
Robards, M. D., G. A. Rose, and J. F. Piatt. 2002. Growth and abundance of Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes hexapterus, under differing oceanographic regimes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 64:429-441. [PDF file 724KB]
Piatt, J. F. and A. S. Kitaysky. 2002. Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata). In The Birds of North America, No. 611 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Pp. 1-27.
Abookire, A. A., J. F. Piatt, and S. Speckman. 2002. A near-surface, daytime occurrence of two mesopelagic fish species (Stenobrachius leucopsarus and Leuroglossus schmidti) in a glacial fjord. Fishery Bulletin 100:376-380. [PDF file - 163KB]
Litzow, M. A., J. F. Piatt, A. K. Prichard and D. D. Roby. 2002. Response of pigeon guillemots to variable abundance of high-lipid and low-lipid prey. Oecologia 132: 286-295. [PDF file 153KB]
Piatt, J. F. and A. S. Kitaysky. 2002. Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata). In The Birds of North America, No. 708 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Pp. 1-32.
Kitaysky A. S., Kitaiskaia E.V., Wingfield J. C., and J. F. Piatt. 2001. Dietary restriction causes chronic elevation of corticosterone and enhances stress-response in Red-legged kittiwake chicks. J. Comp. Physiol. (B) 171:701-709. [PDF file - 150KB]
Kitaysky, A., J. Wingfield, and J. Piatt. 2001. Corticosterone facilitates begging and affects resource allocation in the Black-legged Kittiwake. Behavioural Ecology 12:619-625. [PDF file - 116KB]
Abookire, A. A., J. F. Piatt, and B. L. Norcross. 2001. Juvenile groundfish habitat in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, during late summer. Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin 8(1):45-56. [PDF file - 914KB]
Piatt, J. F. 2001. The Great Auk (Book Review). Marine Ornithology 29:65-66.
Litzow, M. A., J. F. Piatt, A. A. Abookire, A. K. Prichard and M. D. Robards. 2000. Monitoring temporal and spatial variability in sandeel (Ammodytes hexapterus) abundance with pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) diets. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 57: 976-986. [PDF file - 207KB]
Speckman, S. G., A. M. Springer, J. F. Piatt, and D. L. Thomas. 2000. Temporal variability in abundance of Marbled Murrelets at sea in southeast Alaska. Waterbirds. 23(3):364-377.
Abookire, A. A., J. F. Piatt, and M. D. Robards. 2000. Nearshore fish distributions in an Alaskan estuary in relation to stratification, temperature, and salinity. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 51:45-59. [PDF file - 224KB]
Speckman, S. G., and J. F. Piatt. 2000. Historic and current use of Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, by Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas. Marine Fisheries Review. 62(3):22-26.
Congdon, B. C., J. F. Piatt, K. Martin and V. L. Friesen. 2000. Mechanisms of population differentiation in marbled murrelets: historical versus contemporary processes. Evolution 54:974-986. [PDF file - 220KB]
Petersen, M. R., J. F. Piatt, and K. A. Trust. 1999. Foods of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri in the Bering Sea, Alaska. Wildfowl 49:In press.
Zador S. G. and J. F. Piatt. 1999. Time-budgets of common murres at a declining and increasing colony in Alaska. Condor 101:149-152. [PDF file - 388KB]
Piatt, J. F., N. L. Naslund, and T. I. Van Pelt. 1999. Discovery of a new Kittlitz's Murrelet nest: Clues to habitat selection and nest-site fidelity. Northwestern Naturalist 80:8-13. [PDF file - 832KB]
Kitaysky, A. S., J. C. Wingfield and J. F. Piatt. 1999. Dynamics of food availability, body condition and physiological stress response in breeding Black-legged Kittiwakes. Functional Ecology. 13:577-584. [PDF file - 1119KB]
Robards, M. D., J. F. Piatt, A. B. Kettle and A. A. Abookire. 1999. Temporal and geographic variation in fish communities of lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. Fishery Bull. 97(4):962-977. [PDF file- 236KB]
Anderson, P. J., and J. F. Piatt. 1999. Community reorganization in the Gulf of Alaska following ocean climate regime shift. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 189:117-123. [PDF file - 1082KB]
Kitaysky, A. S., J. F. Piatt, J. C. Wingfield, and M. Romano. 1999. The adrenocorical stress-response of black-legged kittiwake chicks in relation to dietary restrictions. J Comp Physiol B. 169:303-310. [PDF file - 149KB]
Robards, M. D., J. A. Anthony, G. A. Rose, and J. F. Piatt. 1999. Changes in proximate composition and somatic energy content for Pacifc sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) from Kachemak Bay, Alaska relative to maturity and season. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 242:245-258.. [PDF file - 192KB]
Robards, M. D., J. F. Piatt, and G. A. Rose. 1999. Maturation, fecundity, and intertidal spawning of Pacific sand lance in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Journal of Fish Biology. 54:1050-1068. [PDF file - 1000KB]
Springer, A. M., J. F. Piatt, V. P. Shuntov, G. B. Van Vliet, V. L. Vladimirov, A. E. Kuzin, and A. S. Perlov. 1999. Marine birds and mammals of the Pacific subarctic gyres. Progress in Oceanography. 43:443-487. [PDF file - 4573KB]
Kuletz, K. J., and J. F. Piatt. 1999. Juvenile marbled murrelet nurseries and the productivity index. Wilson Bull. 111(2):257-261. [PDF file - 459KB]
Piatt, J. F., G. Drew, T. I. Van Pelt, A. Abookire, A. Nielsen, M. Shultz, and A. Kitaysky. 1999. Biological effects of the 1997/1998 ENSO event in lower Cook Inlet , Alaska. PICES Scientific Report No. 10:93-100.
Robards, M. D., Willson, M. F. Armstrong, R. H., Piatt, J. F., (eds). 1999. Sand lance: a review of biology and predator relations and annotated bibliography. Research Paper PNW-RP-521. Portland, OR, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 327 p.
Robards, M. D., and J. F. Piatt. 1999. Biology of the Genus Ammodytes - The Sand Lances. Pp. 1-16 in Robards, M. D., Willson, M. F. Armstrong, R.H., Piatt, J.F., (eds). Sand lance: a review of biology and predator relations and annotated bibliography. Research Paper PNW-RP-521. Portland, OR, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 327 p.
Willson, M. F., R. H. Armstrong, M. D. Robards, and J. F. Piatt. 1999. Sand lance as cornerstone prey for predator populations. Pp. 17-44 in Robards, M. D., Willson, M. F. Armstrong, R.H., Piatt, J.F., (eds). 1999. Sand lance: a review of biology and predator relations and annotated bibliography. Research Paper PNW-RP-521. Portland, OR, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 327 p.
Armstrong, R. H., M. F. Willson, M. D. Robards, and J. F. Piatt. 1999. Sand lance: Annotated Bibliography. Pp. 45-327 in Robards, M. D., Willson, M. F. Armstrong, R.H., Piatt, J.F., (eds). 1999. Sand lance: a review of biology and predator relations and annotated bibliography. Research Paper PNW-RP-521. Portland, OR, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 327 p.
Piatt, J. F. 1998. Marbled Murrelets have declined in Alaska. Northwest Science 72:310-314.
Piatt, J. F., D. D. Roby, L. Henkel, and K. Neuman. 1998. Habitat use, diet, and breeding biology of Tufted Puffins in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Northwestern Naturalist 78:102-109.
Van Pelt, T.I., J.F. Piatt, and G.B. van Vliet. 1998. Vocalizations of the Kittlitz’s Murrelet. Condor 101:395-398. [PDF file - 344KB]
Litzow, M. A., J. F. Piatt, and J. D. Figurski. 1998. Hermit crabs in the diet of pigeon guillemots in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Colonial Waterbirds 21:242-244. [PDF file - 218KB]
Robards, M. D., P. J. Gould, and J. F. Piatt. 1997. The highest global concentrations and increased abundance of oceanic plastic debris in the North Pacific: Evidence from seabirds. Pages 71-80 in Marine Debris, J.M. Coe and D.B. Rogers (eds.). Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. [PDF file - 1306KB]
Hobson, K. A., J. L. Sease, R. L. Merrick, and J. F. Piatt. 1997. Investigating trophic relationships of pinnipeds in Alaska and Washington using stable isotope ratios of nitrogen and carbon. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 13(1):114-132. [PDF file - 1561KB]
Van Pelt, T., J. Piatt, B. Lance, and D. Roby. 1997. Proximate Composition and Energy Density of Some North Pacific Forage Fishes. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 118A(4):1393-1398. [PDF file - 532KB]
Piatt, J. F. and T. I. Van Pelt. 1997. Mass-Mortality of Guillemots (Uria aalge) in the Gulf of Alaska in 1993. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 34(8): 656-662. [PDF file - 622KB]
Piatt, J. F. 1997. Alternative interpretations of oil spill data. Bioscience 47:202-203.
Byrd, G.V., R.L. Merrick, J.F. Piatt, and B.L. Norcross. 1997. Seabird, marine mammal and oceanography coordinated investigations (SMMOCI) near Unimak Pass, Alaska. Pages 351-364 In: Forage Fishes in Marine Ecosystems. Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Role of Forage Fishes in Marine Ecosystems. Alaska Sea Grant College Program Report No. 97-01. University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Kuletz, K.J., D.B. Irons, B.A. Agler, J.F. Piatt and D.C. Duffy. 1997. Long-term changes in diets and populations of piscivorous birds and mammals in Prince William Sound, Alaska..
Newman, S. H., J. F. Piatt, and J. White. 1997. Hematological and plasma biochemical reference ranges of Alaskan seabirds: their ecological significance and clinical importance. Colonial Waterbirds 20:492-504. [PDF file - 904KB]
Piatt, J., A. Springer, G. Van Vliet. 1996. Sea birds as proxies of marine habitats and food webs in the western Aleutian Arc. Fisheries Oceanography 5:1,45-55. [PDF file - 1409KB]
Friesen, V. L., J. F. Piatt, and A. J. Baker. 1996. Evidence from cytochrome b sequences and allozymes for a new species of alcid: The long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix). Condor. [PDF file - 722KB]
Piatt, J., and P. Anderson. 1996. Response of common murres to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and long-term changes in the Gulf of Alaska marine ecosystem. American Fisheries Society Symposium 18, 1996. [PDF file - 1303KB]
Piatt, J., and G. Ford. 1996. How many seabirds were killed by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill?. Pages 712-719 In: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Symposium Proceedings. Rice, S. D., R. B. Spies, D. A. Wolfe and B. A. Wright, (Eds). American Fisheries Society Symposium 18, Bethesda, Maryland. [PDF file - 1013KB]
Friesen, V. L., A. J. Baker, and J. F. Piatt. 1996. Phylogenetic relationships within the Alcidae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from total molecular evidence. Molecular Biology and Evolution 13:359-367. [PDF file - 1352KB]
Hatch, S. A. and J. F. Piatt. 1995. Seabirds in Alaska. Pages 49-52 in LaRoe, E. T. et al. (eds.), Our living resources. U.S. Dep. of the Interior, National Biological Service, Wash. D.C. 530 pp. HTML
Bailey, K. M., S. A. Macklin, R. K. Reed, R. D. Brodeur, W. J. Ingraham, J. F. Piatt, M. Shima, R. C. Francis, P. J. Anderson, T. C. Royer, A. Hollowed, D. A. Somerton, and W. S. Wooster. 1995. ENSO events in the northern Gulf of Alaska, and effects on selected marine fisheries. CalCOFI Report, Vol. 36:78-96.
Piatt, J. 1995. Water over the bridge. American Scientist 83:396-398.
Van Pelt, T. I. and J. F. Piatt. 1995. Deposition and persistence of beachcast seabird carcasses. Marine Pollution Bulletin 30:794-802. [PDF file - 1304KB]
Piatt, J. F. and N. L. Naslund. 1995. Abundance, distribution and population status of Marbled Murrelets in Alaska. Pages 285-294 In: Ralph, C.J., G. Hunt, M. Raphael, and J.F. Piatt (Eds.). Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-152. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 420 pp.
Ralph, C. J., G. L. Hunt, M. G. Raphael, and J. F. Piatt. 1995. Ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murrelet in North America: An overview. Pages 3-22 In: Ralph, C.J., G. Hunt, M. Raphael, and J.F. Piatt (Eds.). 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 pp. [PDF file - 11981KB]
Newman, S., J. F. Piatt, J. White, and M. Fry. 1995. Serum chemistry and hematology reference ranges for species of Alaskan seabirds commonly affected by oil spills. J. Wildl. Diseases.
Piatt, J, and P. Gould. 1994. Postbreeding dispersal and drift-net mortality of endangered Japanese murrelets. The Auk 111(4):953-961. [PDF file 1100KB]
Robards, M., J. Piatt, and K. Wohl. 1994. Increasing Frequency of Plastic Particles Ingested by Seabirds in the Subarctic North Pacific. Mar. Pollution Bull., 0( 0). [PDF file - 629KB]
Hobson, K., J. Piatt, J. Pitocchelli. 1994. Using stable isotopes to determine seabird trophic relationships. J. Animal Ecol., 63:786-798.
Pitocchelli, J., J. F. Piatt, and M. Cronin. 1994. Morphological and genetic divergence among Alaskan populations of Brachyramphus murrelets. Wilson Bulletin 107(2):235-250.
Moum, T., S. Johansen, K. E. Erikstad, and J. F. Piatt. 1994. Phylogeny and evolution of the family Alcidae based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 91:7912-7916. [PDF file - 956KB]
Gould, P. J. and J. F. Piatt. 1993. Seabirds of the central North Pacific. Pages 27-38 in K. Vermeer, K.T. Briggs, K.H. Morgan, D.Siegel-Causey (eds), The status, ecology, and conservation of marine birds of the North Pacific, Special Publication Canadian Wildlife Service.
Piatt, J. and G. Ford. 1993. Distribution and Abundance of Marbled Murrelets in Alaska. The Condor 95(3):662-669. [PDF file - 1031KB]
Hunt, G. L., N. M. Harrison, and J. F. Piatt. 1993. Foraging ecology as related to the distribution of planktivorous auklets. Pages 18-26 in K. Vermeer, K. Briggs, K. H. Morgan and D. Siegel-Causey, eds. The status, ecology and conservation of marine birds of the North Pacific. Can. Wildl. Serv. Spec. Pub. Ottawa, Canada. [PDF file - 969KB]
Piatt, J. F., and D. A. Methven. 1992. Threshold foraging behavior of baleen whales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 84:205-210. [PDF file 505KB]
Methven, D. A. and J. F. Piatt. 1992. Seasonal abundance and vertical distribution of capelin (Mallotus villosus) in relation to water temperature at a coastal site off eastern Newfoundland. ICES Journal of Marine Science 48:187-193.
Piatt, J. F., H. R. Carter, and D. N. Nettleship. 1992. Effects of oil pollution on marine bird populations. Pages 125-141 In: J. White (Ed.) The Effects of Oil on Wildlife: Research, Rehabilitation and General Concerns, Proceedings from the Oil Symposium, Washington D.C., October 16-18, 1990. Sheridan Press, Hanover, PA, 210 pp. [PDF file 1555KB]
Goudie, R. I. and J. F. Piatt. 1991. Body size and foraging behavior in birds. Proc. 20th Int. Ornithol. Congr. 811-816.
Hunt, G. L., J. F. Piatt, and K. E. Erikstad. 1991. How do foraging seabirds sample their environment?. Proc. 20th Int. Ornithol. Congr.:2272-2279.
Piatt, J. F. 1991. The ecological and evolutionary consequences of body size. Proceedings of the 20th International Ornithological Congress, 2-9 Dec., 1990, Christchurch, New Zealand, Vol. 2: 791-792.
Methven, D. A., and J. F. Piatt. 1991. Seasonal abundance and vertical distribution of capelin (Mallotus villosus) in relation to water temperatures off eastern Newfoundland. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 48:187-193.
Piatt, J. F. 1991. Introductory remarks: the ecological and evolutionary consequences of body size. Proc. 20th Int. Ornithol. Congr. 2:791-792.
Piatt, J. F., H. R. Carter, and D. N. Nettleship. 1991. Effects of oil pollution on marine bird populations. Pages 125-141 in J. White (ed.), The effects of oil on wildlife: research, rehabilitation and general concerns. Proc. Oil Symp., Washington D.C., October 16-18, 1990. Sheridan Press, Hanover, PA. [PDF file - 1555KB]
Piatt, J. F., J. L. Wells, A. MacCharles, and B. S. Fadely. 1991. The distribution of seabirds and fish in relation to ocean currents in the southeastern Chukchi Sea. Can. Wildl. Serv. Occ. Pap. 68:21-31.
Piatt, J. F., B. D. Roberts, W. W. Lidster, J. L. Wells, and S. A. Hatch. 1990. Effects of human disturbance on breeding Least and Crested auklets at St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Auk 107:342-350. [PDF file 590KB]
Piatt, J. F., B. D. Roberts, and S. A. Hatch. 1990. Colony attendance and population monitoring of Least and Crested auklets on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Condor 92:97-106. [PDF file 694KB]
Bajzak, D., and J. F. Piatt. 1990. Computer-aided procedure for counting waterfowl on aerial photographs. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 18:125-129. [PDF file 2099KB]
Piatt, J. F., J. L. Wells, A. MacCharles, and B. Fadely. 1990. The distribution of seabirds and their prey in relation to ocean currents in the southeastern Chukchi Sea. Canadian Wildlife Service Occasional Papers 68:21-31. [PDF file 1268KB]
Piatt, J. F. 1990. Aggregative response of Common Murres and Atlantic Puffins to their prey. Studies in Avian Biology 14:36-51.
Burger, A. E. and J. F. Piatt. 1990. Flexible time budgets in breeding Common Murres: Buffers against variable prey availability. Studies in Avian Biology 14:71-83.
Piatt, J. F., C. J. Lensink, W. Butler, M. Kendziorek, and D. Nysewander. 1990. Immediate impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on marine birds. Auk 107:387-397. [PDF file - 867KB]
Piatt, J. F. 1990. Aggregative response of common murres and Atlantic puffins to their prey. Stud. Avian Biol. 14:36-51.
Piatt, J. F. and C. J. Lensink. 1989. Exxon Valdez bird toll. Nature 342: 865-866. [PDF file 3056KB]
Methven, D. A. and J. F. Piatt. 1989. Importance of capelin (Mallotus villosus) in the summer diet of cod (Gadus morhua) at Witless Bay, Newfoundland. Journal Conseil Exploration de la Mer 45:223-225.
Piatt, J. F., D. A. Methven, A. E. Burger, R. L. McLagan, V. Mercer, and E. Creelman. 1989. Baleen whales and their prey in a sub-arctic coastal environment. Can. J. Zool. 67:1523-1530. [PDF file 716 KB]
Piatt, J. and R. McLagan. 1987. Common Murre (Uria aalge) attendance patterns at Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Can. J. Zool. 65: 1530-1534. [PDF file 481KB]
Piatt, J. F. and D. N. Nettleship. 1987. Incidental catch of marine birds and mammals in fishing nets off Newfoundland, Canada. Mar. Poll. Bull. 18:344-349. [PDF file - 1117KB]
Montevecchi, W. A., and J. F. Piatt. 1987. Dehydration of seabird prey during transport to the colony: effects on net weight energy densities. Can. J. Zool. 65:2822-2824. [PDF file 309KB]
Schneider, D. and J. F. Piatt. 1986. Scale-dependant aggregation and correlation of seabirds with fish in a coastal environment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 32:237-246. [PDF file 652KB]
Piatt, J. F. and D. N. Nettleship. 1985. Diving depths of four alcids. Auk 102: 293-297. [PDF file 339KB]
Montevecchi, W. A. and J. Piatt. 1984. Composition and energy contents of mature inshore spawning capelin (Mallotus villosus): implications for seabird predators. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 78A(1):15-20. [PDF file - 436KB]
Piatt, J. F. and D. G. Reddin. 1984. Recent trends in the west Greenland salmon fishery, and implications for Thick-billed Murres. Pages 208-210 In: Marine birds: their feeding ecology and commercial fisheries relationships. Nettleship, D.N.; Sanger, G.A.; Springer, P.F. (eds.). Canadian Wildlife Service Special Publication, Ottawa. 220 pp. [PDF file - 488KB]
Piatt, J. F., D. N. Nettleship, and W. Threlfall. 1984. Net-mortality of Common Murres and Atlantic Puffins in Newfoundland, 1951-81. Pages 196-207 In: Marine birds: their feeding ecology and commercial fisheries relationships. Nettleship, D.N.; Sanger, G.A.; Springer, P.F. (eds.). [PDF file - 2152KB]
Piatt, J; et. al. . ENSO events in the northern Gulf of Alaska, and effects on selected marine fishes. CalCOFI Report 36:78-96.
Seabirds and forage fish: Ecology of marine food-webs in Alaska
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