Avian assimilation and dispersal of carbon and nitrogen brought ashore by breeding Westland petrels (Procellaria westlandica): A stable isotope study

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-426

  Hawke, D J ^a   Holdaway, R N ^b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b PALAECOL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon 13; Gallirallus australis; Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae; Kereru; New Zealand; Nitrogen 15; Procellaria westlandica; Weka; Westland petrel

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; COLUMBA; GALLIRALLUS AUSTRALIS; HEMIPHAGA NOVAESEELANDIAE; INVERTEBRATA; PROCELLARIA WESTLANDICA;

EID: 23944455925     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905007065     Document Type: Article

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