Effects of island isolation and feral mink removal on bird communities on small islands in the Baltic Sea

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 424-433

  Nordström, Mikael ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Archipelago birds; Breeding behaviour; Introduced predator; Nest site selection; Prey distribution

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISLAND; PREDATION; REFUGE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALCA TORDA; AVES; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342481819     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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