Exponential population increase in the endangered Ouvéa Parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) after community-based protection from nest poaching

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 695-701

  Barré, Nicolas ^a   Theuerkauf, Jörn ^b   Verfaille, Ludovic ^c   Primot, Pierre ^c   Saoumoé, Maurice ^c  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^c Province des Iles Loyauté   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Nest poaching; Public awareness; Recovery plan; Threats

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION STATUS; DEFORESTATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; ORNITHOLOGY; POACHING; RECOVERY PLAN; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

LOYALTY ISLANDS; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; OUVEA;

APOIDEA; AVES; EUNYMPHICUS UVAEENSIS; PSITTACIDAE; RATTUS;

EID: 77953912594     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0499-7     Document Type: Article

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