Reducing the density of breeding gulls influences the pattern of recruitment of immature atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica to a breeding colony

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 545-552

  Finney, S K ^a   Harris, M P ^b   Keller, L F ^a   Elston, D A ^c   Monaghan, P ^a   Wanless, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cull; Herring gull; Lesser black backed gull; Management; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL BREEDING; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; PREDATOR CONTROL; RECRUITMENT; SEABIRD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; FRATERCULA ARCTICA; LARIDAE; LARUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS FUSCUS;

EID: 0038686790     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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