Factors affecting adult survival and inter-colony movement at the three South African colonies of Cape gannet

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 461, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-255

  Distiller, Greg ^a   Altwegg, Res ^a,b   Crawford, Robert J M ^c   Klages, Norbert T W ^d   Barham, Barbara ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c Department of Environmental Affairs ^*  (South Africa)

^d Two Palms   (South Africa)

^e Penguin Datasystems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cape gannets; Ecological indicator; Fisheries management; Multistate capture recapture models; Seabirds; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RED LIST; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

AGULHAS PLAIN; ANGOLA; ANTARCTICA; BENGUELA; BIRD ISLAND [SOUTH GEORGIA]; LAMBERTS BAY; MALGAS ISLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH GEORGIA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84864884465     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09807     Document Type: Article

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