Estimating incidental takes of shearwaters in driftnet fisheries: Lessons for the conservation of seabirds

Biological Conservation

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-163

  Uhlmann, Sebastian ^a   Fletcher, David ^a   Moller, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Demographic compensation; Fisheries bycatch; Sensitivity; Shearwater; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SEABIRD;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); WORLD;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; PUFFINUS GRISEUS; PUFFINUS TENUIROSTRIS;

EID: 15944406866     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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