Thinking big - Taking a large-scale approach to seabird bycatch

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Lewison, Rebecca L ^a   Nel, Deon C ^b   Taylor, Frances ^c   Croxall, John P ^d   Rivera, Kim S ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b World Wildlife Fund South Africa   (South Africa)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SEABIRD;

EID: 33344458850     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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