Changes in nesting-habitat use of large gulls breeding in Witless Bay, Newfoundland

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2159-2167

  Robertson, Gregory J ^a   Fifield, David ^a   Massaro, Melanie ^a   Chardine, John W ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; FORESTRY;

HERRING GULLS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT USE; NESTING; SEABIRD;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; WITLESS BAY;

CICONIIFORMES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; HYDROBATINAE; LARUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS MARINUS; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS; OCEANODROMA; OCEANODROMA LEUCORHOA;

EID: 0035723060     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z01-180     Document Type: Article

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