Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 572-577

  Jennings, Gemma ^a   McGlashan, Derek J ^b   Furness, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ecosystem based management; seabirds as indicators; Sprattus sprattus; Sterna hirundo

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; BREEDING POPULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RELOCATION; SEABIRD;

FIRTH OF FORTH; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS; STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 84859859245     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss022     Document Type: Review

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