Initial recovery of Xantus's Murrelets following rat eradication on Anacapa Island, California

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-137

  Whitworth, Darrell L ^a,c   Carter, Harry R ^b,c   Young, Richard J ^c   Koepke, Josh S ^a   Gress, Frank ^a   Fangman, Sarah ^d  

^a California Institute of Environmental Studies   (United States)

^b Carter Biological Consulting   (Canada)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary   (United States)

Author keywords

Anacapa Island; Black rat; Breeding; Eradication; Introduced predator; Rattus rattus; Recovery; Restoration; Synthliboramphus hypoleucus; Xantus's Murrelet

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; HATCHING; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; NESTING; SEABIRD;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; CRICETIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS ANACAPAE; PTYCHORAMPHUS ALEUTICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS HYPOLEUCUS;

EID: 33748333227     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: 10183337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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