Breeding numbers and population trends of Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) and Black Noddy (Anous minutus) in the Capricornia Cays, southern Great Barrier Reef

Emu

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-257

  Dyer, P K ^a   O'Neill, P ^b   Hulsman, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANOUS MINUTUS; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; PUFFINUS PACIFICUS;

EID: 32444445370     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU04011     Document Type: Article

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