Are red-footed boobies Sula sula at risk from harvesting by humans on Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-278

  Baker, G Barry ^a   Cunningham, Ross B ^b   Murray, Wendy ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Parks Australia North   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cocos (Keeling) islands; Indian ocean; Red footed booby; Seabird harvesting; Sula sula

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUNTING; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS;

AVES; COCOS; SULA; SULA SULA; SULIDAE;

EID: 2942733616     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.11.018     Document Type: Article

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