Breeding habitat requirements and selection by Olrog's Gull (Larus atlanticus), a threatened species

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1201-1212

  Borboroglu, Pablo García ^a   Yorio, Pablo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Argentina; Habitat requirements; Larus atlanticus; Nest site selection; Olrog's Gull; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GUIDELINE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NEST SITE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION; WADER;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

LARUS ATLANTICUS; LARUS DOMINICANUS;

EID: 36448969718     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[1201:BHRASB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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