Effects of the 1997-1998 El Niño and 1998-1999 La Niña events on breeding waterbirds and sea lions in the Upper Gulf of California, México

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 539-546

  Mellink, Eric ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

El Ni o; La Ni a; Sea lions; Seabirds; Upper Gulf of California

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MARINE MAMMAL; SEABIRD;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0141989512     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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