Marbled Murrelet

        Marbled Murrelet is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in California, Oregon, and Washington. It is also listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. Habitat destruction through forest harvest is generally regarded as the main cause of population decline, although mortality in gill-nets, in oil spills, or as a result of predation are also thought to play significant roles.

        Applied Biomathematics has undertaken an analysis of the dynamics of the Marbled Murrelet metapopulation. The initial results of this analysis were summarized in:

        In this project, we used RAMAS GIS, developed by Applied Biomathematics. Our analysis involved estimating the risk of decline of the Marbled Murrelet populations in southern Oregon and northern California, under various assumptions and management considerations.

For description of similar projects on other bird species, see Bird Modeling Studies at Applied Biomathematics.

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