Habitat as a potential factor limiting the recovery of a population of nocturnal seabirds

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 793-799

  Major, Heather L ^a,c   Lemon, Moira J F ^b   Hipfner, J Mark ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

ancient murrelets; British Columbia; habitat; Haida Gwaii; island restoration; Langara Island; recovery; Synthliboramphus antiquus

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; RECOVERY PLAN; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RODENT; SEABIRD; VEGETATION COVER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; LANGARA ISLAND; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS;

RATTUS; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS ANTIQUUS;

EID: 84860159921     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.303     Document Type: Article

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