Long-term trends in the Australasian gannet (Morus serrator) population in Australia: The effect of climate change and commercial fisheries

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 263-269

  Bunce, A ^a,d   Norman, F I ^b   Brothers, N ^c   Gales, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FISHERY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALASIA;

AVES; MORUS SERRATOR; SARDINOPS SAGAX; TRIXIS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0036943681     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0838-1     Document Type: Article

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