The Birds of Clipperton Island, Eastern Pacific
1964; Oxford University Press; Volume: 66; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1365428
ISSN1938-5129
Autores Tópico(s)Marine and coastal plant biology
ResumoAlthough Clipperton Island has been visited by only a few ornithologists, it nevertheless has been long recognized as a haven for large numbrs of oceanic birds.Clipperton is the most easterly coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean and is situated at latitude 10" 18' N, longitude 109" 13l' W. With reference to the American mainland, the island is approximately 600 nautical miles southwest of the Mexican state of Guerrero.The nearest coral atoll to Clipperton is Pukapuka, in the eastern Tuamotus, 2300 nautical miles to the southwest.In 1958, during the International Geophysical Year, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography engaged in a number of research cruises to the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.One of these cruises was the "Doldrums" expedition, made for the purpose of studying the Equatorial Counter Current.As an adjunct to the "Doldrums" expedition, the Scripps Institution landed a party of 13 scientists and technicians on Clipperton for the purpose of making an intensive survey of the life on the atoll.It was my privilege to serve as the ornithologist of this field party.The landing on Clipperton was effected from the research vessel "Spencer F. Baird" on the morning of August 7, 1958, and work was terminated on August 26, 1958.On this latter date, nine members of the field party were picked up by the "Spencer F. Baird" and taken to Panama for the return home.The other four members of the field party remained on Clipperton for an additional month to complete a program of shark studies.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am deeply grateful to the
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