Seabirds utilizing the Northeast Water polynya

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 47-65

  Falk, K ^a,d   Hjort, C ^b   Andreasen, C ^c   Christensen, K D ^d   Elander, M ^e   Ericson, M ^e   Kampp, K ^a   Kristensen, R M ^a   Mobjerg N ^a   Moller S ^f   Weslawski, J M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENLAND   (Greenland)

^d Ornis Consult Ltd   (Denmark)

^e Roskilde University Library ^*  (Sweden)

^f ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^g INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arctic; breeding phenology; polynya; seabird

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; BREEDING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FORAGING; FORAGING NEEDS; POLYNYA; POLYNYAS; SEABIRD;

GREENLAND SEA, EAST GREENLAND SHELF, NORTHEAST WATER POLYNYA;

CEPPHUS GRYLLE; FULMARUS GLACIALIS; PAGOPHILA EBURNEA; PHALAROPUS LOBATUS; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA; SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS; STERNA PARADISAEA; XEMA SABINI;

EID: 0030620608     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00066-8     Document Type: Article

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