Tern Parent and Chick (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tern Parent and Chick

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An Arctic tern chick being fed sand lance. UMass Amherst ecologists led the first comprehensive assessment of this important forage fish in the Northwest Atlantic, where sand lance are a significant food source.

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UMass Amherst/Keenan Yakola

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