Numbers of wintering gulls in the United Kingdom, channel islands and Isle of Man: A review of the 1993 and previous winter gull roost surveys

British Birds

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 376-401

  Burton, Niall H K ^a   Musgrove, Andy J ^a   Rehfisch, Mark M ^a   Sutcliffe, Anna ^b   Waters, Ray ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVERWINTERING; POPULATION ESTIMATION; ROOST SITE; SEABIRD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS CANUS; LARUS FUSCUS; LARUS MARINUS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS;

EID: 0242666416     PISSN: 00070335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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