Assessing conservation priorities in the Benguela ecosystem, South Africa: Analysing predation by seals on threatened seabirds

Biological Conservation

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-292

  David, J H M ^a   Cury, P ^b   Crawford, R J M ^a   Randall, R M ^c   Underhill, L G ^b   Meyer M A ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benguela ecosystem; Cape fur seals; Culling; Predation; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PINNIPED; PREDATION; SEABIRD;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS CAPENSIS; PHALACROCORAX; PHALACROCORAX CAPENSIS; PHALACROCORAX CORONATUS; PHALACROCORAX NEGLECTUS; PHOCIDAE; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS;

EID: 0347884160     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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