Population estimate for the ouvea parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus uvaeensis: Its present range and implications for conservation

Emu

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-157

  Robinet, Olivier ^a   Barre, Nicolas ^b   Salas, Michel ^b  

^a Province des Iles Loyauté ^*  (New Caledonia)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUNYMPHICUS CORNUTUS; EUNYMPHICUS CORNUTUS UVAEENSIS;

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED BIRD; OUVEA PARAKEET; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

EID: 0030303460     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU9960151     Document Type: Article

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