Testing the efficacy of a boundary fence at an important tropical seabird breeding colony and key tourist destination

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-360

  Devney, Carol A ^a   Congdon, Bradley C ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MICHAELMAS CAY; QUEENSLAND;

ANOUS STOLIDUS; STERNA FUSCATA;

EID: 67650091962     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08143     Document Type: Article

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