Estimating the population size and rate of decline of kittiwakes rissa tridactyla breeding in shetland, 1981-97

Bird Study

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 48-61

  Heubeck, Martin ^a   Michael Mellor, R ^b   Harvey, Paul V ^c   Mainwood, Anthony R ^d   Riddington, Roger ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Natural Heritage ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

^e Fair Isle Bird Observatory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CATHARACTA; CATHARACTA SKUA; CHARADRIIFORMES; LARUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA;

EID: 0033105507     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659909461114     Document Type: Article

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