Further European integration: Mixed sub-species colonies of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in Britain - Colony establishment, diet, and implications for fisheries management

Ardea

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-41

  Carss, David N ^a   Ekins, Graham R ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colony establishment fisheries interactions; Diet; Food consumption; Phalacrocorax carbo

Indexed keywords

COLONY FOUNDING; DIET; FISHERY; HABITAT USE; POPULATION SIZE; SEABIRD; SUBSPECIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; AVES; CYPRINIDAE; PHALACROCORAX; PHALACROCORAX CARBO; PISCES; PLEURONECTIDAE; PLEURONECTIFORMES; RUTILUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1542319808     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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