Trends in the harvest of Brnnich's guillemots Uria lomvia in Newfoundland: Effects of regulatory changes and winter sea ice conditions

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-55

  Gaston, Anthony J ^a   Robertson, Gregory J ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Br nnich's guillemot; Eastern Canada; Harvest regulations; NAO; Sea ice; Uria lomvia

Indexed keywords

ALCIDAE; AVES; LARIDAE; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 77951670388     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/09-020     Document Type: Article

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