Ascertainment of Fox Eradication on Big Koniuji Island in the Shumagin Islands, Alaska, and Census of Crested Auklets with Notes on Other Fauna and Islands
.. .. .. • . '"' Ascertainment of Fox Eradication on Big Koniuji Island in the Shumagin Islands, Alaska, and Census of Crested Auklets with Notes on Other Fauna and Islands. -July 1987 by Edgar Bailey and Nancy Norvell Key Words: Fox, ground squirrels, river o tter, seabirds, raptors, marine mammals ARLIS Alaska Resources Library & Information Serv1ces Anchorage, Alaska u.s. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Homer; Alaska 99603 ... .... .l 1 The Shumagin Islands (55 N, 160'W) are located between 8 and • 110 km off the south side of the Alaska Peninsula and about .. 160 km from the western tip of the Peninsula. The Shumagins are comprised of some 30 named islands, reach a maximum elevation of 620 m, and spread over an area of approximately 72 x 88 km (Figure 1). The climate in the Shumagins is similar to that of the nearby Aleutian Islands and the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, which are characterized by frequent clouds, wind, and precipitation. The July mean temperature is about 52 F with an extreme of 80 F. Precipitation at Sand Point on Popof Island averages near 60 in annually and is heaviest i the fall and least during spring. The lowest winte temperature recorded in the Shumagins is - 19 F, but the mean January temperature is a mild 28 F. Snow accumulates in large drifts because of high winds. More clear days occur in the Shumagins than in the Aleutians because the mountains on the nearby Alaska Peninsula act as a barrier to moist air flowing from the Bering Sea during periods of high barometric pressure when northwesterly winds generally prevail.
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