Climate affects seabird population dynamics both via reproduction and adult survival

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 454, Issue , 2012, Pages 273-284

  Sandvik, Hanno ^a   Erikstad, Kjell Einar ^b   Sæther, Bernt Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Climatic responsiveness; North Atlantic Oscillation; Population growth rate; Recruitment; Time lag

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE AT MATURITY; BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLUTCH SIZE; GROWTH RATE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84861369195     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09558     Document Type: Article

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