Growth of the nesting colony of slaty-backed gulls (Larus schistisagus) and plant cover degradation on Shelikan Island (Taui Inlet, the Sea of Okhotsk)

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-134

  Zelenskaya, L A ^a   Khoreva, M G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF THE NORTH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Colonial seabirds; Flora; Island biogeography; Ornithogenic impact; Slaty backed gull; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND DEGRADATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SEABIRD;

EURASIA; MAGADAN [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SHELIKAN ISLAND;

AVES; LARUS SCHISTISAGUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33645341429     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S106741360602010X     Document Type: Article

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