Does the presence of burrowing seabirds increase local invertebrate abundance?

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-47

  Gardner Gee, Robin ^a,b   Beggs, Jacqueline R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allochthonous inputs; Motuora; New Zealand; Nutrient subsidies

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LEIODIDAE; PROCELLARIIDAE; PTERODROMA MACROPTERA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 78249263036     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2009.9722174     Document Type: Article

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