The white-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) on South Georgia: Population size, distribution and global significance

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 655-661

  Martin, A R ^a   Poncet, S ^b   Barbraud, C ^c   Foster, E ^a   Fretwell, P ^a   Rothery, P ^d  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b South Georgia Surveys   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

^c CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Burrow nesting; Population size; South Georgia; White chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ANNUAL VARIATION; BURROWING; MORTALITY; NESTING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH GEORGIA;

AVES; PROCELLARIA AEQUINOCTIALIS; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 62949087869     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0570-5     Document Type: Article

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