An estimate of numbers of grey-faced petrels (Pterodroma macroptera gouldi) breeding on Moutohora (Whale Island), Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, during 1998-2000

Notornis

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-26

  Imber, M J ^a   Harrison, Malcolm ^a   Wood, Saskia E ^b   Cotter, Reg N ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breeding population; Estimate; Grey faced petrel; Moutohora; Post predation population recovery; Whale Island

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SEABIRD;

NEW ZEALAND;

CETACEA; CICONIIFORMES; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PTERODROMA; PTERODROMA MACROPTERA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0038269693     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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