Nest Densities of the Wandering Albatross Diomedea Exulans at the Prince Edward Islands, Estimated Using Gps

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 529-535

  Underhill, L G ^a   Petersen, S L ^a,b   Cooper, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diomedea exulans; Gps; Nest density; Prince edward island; Subantarctic; Wandering albatross

Indexed keywords

GPS; NEST; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING; SEABIRD;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; DIOMEDEA; DIOMEDEA EXULANS;

EID: 0346584858     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320309504042     Document Type: Article

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