Modified hoop-net techniques for capturing birds at sea and comparison with other capture methods

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-29

  Ronconi, Robert A ^a,c   Swaim, Zachary T ^b,c   Lane, Hillary A ^b,c   Hunnewell, Robin W ^d,e   Westgate, Andrew J ^b,c   Koopman, Heather N ^b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^e Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

At sea capture; Dip net; Hoop net; Mist net; Phalaropes; Shearwaters; Spotlighting

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LITERATURE REVIEW; ORNITHOLOGY; SEABIRD; WADER;

AVES; PHALAROPUS; PHALAROPUS FULICARIA; PHALAROPUS LOBATUS; PROCELLARIIDAE; PUFFINUS GRAVIS; PUFFINUS GRISEUS;

EID: 78650111476     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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