UW News
Timothy Jones
July 6, 2023
Marine heat waves caused mass seabird die-offs, beach surveys show
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New research led by the University of Washington uses data collected by coastal residents along beaches from central California to Alaska to understand how seabirds have fared in recent decades. The paper, published July 6 in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series, shows that persistent marine heat waves lead to massive seabird die-offs months later.