Causes of mortality of Black-fronted Terns Sterna albostriata on the Ohau River, South Island, New Zealand

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 170-176

  Keedwell, Rachel J ^a   Sanders, Mark D ^b   Alley, Maurice ^a   Twentyman, Caroline ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Black fronted Tern Sterna albostriata; Feral Cats Felis catus; Norway rats Rattus norvegicus; Predation; Prey remains; Stoats Mustela erminea

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MORTALITY; PREDATOR CONTROL; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NEW ZEALAND; OHAU RIVER; SOUTH ISLAND;

FELIS; FELIS CATUS; GALLUS GALLUS; LARIDAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; STERNA; STERNA ALBOSTRIATA;

EID: 0036951558     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc020170     Document Type: Article

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