Past and present status and conservation of the seabirds breeding in the Azores archipelago

Biological Conservation

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-328

  Monteiro, L R ^a,b   Ramos, J A ^a   Furness, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azores; conservation; distribution; ecology; seabirds; status; threats

Indexed keywords

BREEDING HABITAT; CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; INTRODUCED MAMMAL; NEST SITE COMPETITION; NICHE; OVERGRAZING; RABBIT; SEABIRD;

AZORES;

CHARADRIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PELECANIFORMES; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 0030302893     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00037-7     Document Type: Article

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