Local and large-scale climatic variables as predictors of the breeding numbers of endangered Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the Norwegian Coast

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-26

  Bustnes, Jan Ove ^a   Anker Nilssen, Tycho ^a   Lorentsen, Svein Håkon ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; NAO; Population trend; Seabird; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD;

NORWAY;

AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; LARUS FUSCUS FUSCUS;

EID: 77952959434     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0416-0     Document Type: Article

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