Remote sensing to map influence of light pollution on Cory's shearwater in São Miguel Island, Azores Archipelago

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-155

  Rodrigues, Pedro ^a   Aubrecht, Christoph ^b   Gil, Artur ^a   Longcore, Travis ^c   Elvidge, Chris ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Azores Islands; Ground collection data; Light pollution; Marine birds; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AVES; CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA;

EID: 84856735161     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0555-5     Document Type: Article

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