Trends in numbers of Kelp Gulls Larus dominicanus off western South Africa, 1978-2007

Ostrich

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-143

  Crawford, Robert J M ^a,b   Underhill, Les G ^b   Altwegg, Res ^b,c   Dyer, Bruce M ^a   Upfold, Leshia ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARUS DOMINICANUS; PELECANIDAE; PELECANUS ONOCROTALUS;

EID: 73649128860     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2009.80.3.3.966     Document Type: Article

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