Seabird breeding populations on the far northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Trends and influences

Emu

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-57

  Blaber, S J M ^a   Milton, D A ^a   Farmer, M J ^a   Smith, G C ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; FISHERY WASTE; POPULATION TREND; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF;

ANOUS MINUTUS; ANOUS STOLIDUS; FREGATA ARIEL; FREGATA MINOR; STERNA ANAETHETUS; STERNA BENGALENSIS; STERNA BERGII; STERNA CASPIA; STERNA DOUGALLII; STERNA FUSCATA; STERNA SUMATRANA; SULA LEUCOGASTER;

EID: 0031970767     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU98006     Document Type: Article

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