Harvest rate of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) by Rakiura Māori: A potential tool to monitor population trends?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-325

  Kitson, Jane Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MONITORING; POPULATION DENSITY; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND; STEWART ISLAND;

CICONIIFORMES; CYRILLA; GALLUS GALLUS; PUFFINUS; PUFFINUS GRISEUS; RAKIURA;

EID: 4344637834     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02034     Document Type: Article

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