Conserving Surface-nesting Seabirds at the Prince Edward Islands: The Roles of Research, Monitoring and Legislation

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 415-426

  Crawford, R J M ^a   Cooper, J ^b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation; Environmental legislation; Marion island; Monitoring; Prince edward islands; Seabirds; Subantarctic

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE PARK; SEABIRD;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

CICONIIFORMES; PHALACROCORAX; PHALACROCORAX ATRICEPS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0346584859     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320309504031     Document Type: Article

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