Translocations of eight species of burrow-nesting seabirds (genera Pterodroma, Pelecanoides, Pachyptila and Puffinus: Family Procellariidae)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1965-1980

  Miskelly, Colin M ^a   Taylor, Graeme A ^b   Gummer, Helen ^c   Williams, Rex ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Ecological restoration; Endangered species; Petrel; Shearwater; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BURROW; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLEDGING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; CEPHALOPODA; CLUPEIDAE; CRUSTACEA; PACHYPTILA; PACHYPTILA TURTUR; PELECANOIDES; PELECANOIDES URINATRIX; PROCELLARIIDAE; PTERODROMA; PTERODROMA AXILLARIS; PTERODROMA MACROPTERA; PTERODROMA MAGENTAE; PTERODROMA PYCROFTI; PUFFINUS; PUFFINUS GAVIA; PUFFINUS HUTTONI;

EID: 68549133351     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.03.027     Document Type: Review

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