The breeding avifauna of Cosmoledo Atoll (Seychelles) with special reference to seabirds: Conservation status and international importance

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-174

  Rocamora, Gérard ^a,b   Feare, Chris J ^c,d   Skerrett, Adrian ^a,e   Athanase, Majella ^f   Greig, Edwina ^d  

^a Island Conservation Society   (Seychelles)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d WildWings Bird Management   (United Kingdom)

^e Seychelles Bird Records Commmittee   (Seychelles)

^f Ministry of Environment/Transport   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION STATUS;

SEYCHELLES;

AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FELIS CATUS; STERNA; STERNA FUSCATA; SULA; SULA DACTYLATRA; SULA SULA;

EID: 0038604370     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270903003137     Document Type: Article

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