Population, Breeding, Diet and Conservation of the Crozet Shag Phalacrocorax [atriceps] Melanogenis at Marion Island, 1994/95–2002/03

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 537-547

  Crawford, R J M ^a   Cooper, J ^b   Dyer, B M ^a   Wolfaardt, A C ^c   Tshingana, D ^a   Spencer, K ^a   Petersen, S L ^b   Nel, J L ^d   Keith, D G ^a   Holness, C L ^a   Hanise, B ^a   Greyling, M D ^e   Du Toit, M ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c CAPENATURE   (South Africa)

^d DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age at breeding; Breeding success; Conservation; Crozet shag; Diet; Marion island; Phalacrocorax atriceps melanogenis; Population decrease; Subantarctic

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; DIET; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREY AVAILABILITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX; PHALACROCORAX ATRICEPS; PYGOSCELIS; PYGOSCELIS PAPUA; SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347844977     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320309504043     Document Type: Article

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