Decline in the distribution and abundance of flesh-footed shearwaters (Puffinus carneipes) on Lord Howe Island, Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 412-424

  Priddel, David ^a   Carlile, Nicholas ^a   Fullagar, Peter ^b   Hutton, Ian ^c   O'Neill, Lisa ^d  

^a Department of Environment and Conservation ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Lord Howe Island Board   (Australia)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Burrow nesting seabird; Loss of nesting habitat; Procellariiform; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; URBANIZATION;

LORD HOWE ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTIDESMA PLATYPHYLLUM; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; PROCELLARIIFORMES; PUFFINUS CARNEIPES;

EID: 29844441790     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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