An inventory of Sooty Terns (Sterna fuscata) in the western Indian Ocean with special reference to threats and trends

Ostrich

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 423-434

  Feare, Chris J ^a,b   Jaquemet, Sébastien ^c   Le Corre, Matthieu ^c  

^a WildWings Bird Management   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; STERNA FUSCATA;

EID: 34547890275     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.2.49.129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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