History and causes of the extirpation of the Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri) on Norfolk Island

Notornis

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 246-258

  Medway, David G ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Extirpation; Human harvesting; Mammalian predation; Norfolk Island; Providence petrel; Pterodroma solandri

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LOCAL EXTINCTION; PREDATION; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALIA;

CICONIIFORMES; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; PTERODROMA SOLANDRI;

EID: 0036922879     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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