Wintering seabirds in West Africa: Foraging hotspots off Western Sahara and Mauritania driven by upwelling and fisheries

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 427-437

  Camphuysen, C J ^a   Van Der Meer, J ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mauritania; Morocco; Pelagic fisheries; Seabirds; Upwelling; Wintering areas

Indexed keywords

FISHING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; OVERWINTERING; SEABIRD; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); MAURITANIA; NORTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WESTERN SAHARA;

AVES;

EID: 28444489342     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504101     Document Type: Article

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