Influence of disturbance and predation on breeding success of the African Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini, on Robben Island, South Africa

Waterbirds

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-96

  Tjorve K M C ^a,b   Underhill, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

African Black Oystercatcher; Haematopus moquini; Nesting success; Shorebird; Western Cape

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BREEDING SEASON; FLEDGING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NESTING SUCCESS; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TOURISM; WADER;

AFRICA; ROBBEN ISLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

AVES; FELIS CATUS; HAEMATOPUS BACHMANI; HAEMATOPUS MOQUINI; INSECTIVORA; LARUS DOMINICANUS; PSEUDASPIS CANA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 55949090474     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2008)31[83:IODAPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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