Dynamics of a northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) population at the southern limit of its range in Europe

Population Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 295-304

  Kerbiriou, Christian ^a   Le Viol, Isabelle ^a   Bonnet, Xavier ^a   Robert, Alexandre ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Colony growth; Immigration; Matrix model; Robust design occupancy estimation; Seabird surveys

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; COLONIZATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL CHANGE; HOME RANGE; IMMIGRATION; MATRIX; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROTECTED AREA; SEABIRD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURVEY;

BRETAGNE; FINISTERE; FRANCE; OUESSANT;

FULMARUS GLACIALIS;

EID: 84859099893     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-012-0306-9     Document Type: Article

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