Distribution, numbers and age structure of relict gull Larus relictus in Bohai Bay, China

Waterbirds

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 375-380

  Liu, Yang ^a   Holt, Paul I ^b   Lei, Jin Yu ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Zhang, Zheng Wang ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b New Laund Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bohai Bay; China; Distribution; Larus relictus; Population; Relict Gull

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RELICT SPECIES; SEABIRD; SPECIES FLOCK;

ASIA; BOHAI BAY; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

LARUS RELICTUS;

EID: 33749434135     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[375:DNAASO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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