South Africa's coastal-breeding white-breasted cormorants: population trends, breeding season and movements, and diet

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-490

  Crawford, R J M ^a,b   Randall, R M ^c   Whittington, P A ^d,e   Waller, L ^f   Dyer, B M ^a   Allan, D G ^g   Fox, C ^h   Martin, A P ^e,i   Upfold, L ^a   Visagie, J ^f   Bachoo, S ^h   Bowker, M ^j   Downs, C T ^j   Fox, R ^c   Huisamen, J ^f   Makhado, A B ^a   Oosthuizen, W H ^a   Ryan, P G ^b   Taylor, R H ^j   Turpie, J K ^k  

^a V and A Waterfront   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f CAPENATURE   (South Africa)

^g Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

^h EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

ⁱ Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife ^*  (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^k Anchor Environmental   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

age at first breeding; breeding habitat; breeding season flexibility; breeding site selection; catholic diet; human disturbance; population stability

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AVIFAUNA; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; DIET; DISTURBANCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MOVEMENT; SEABIRD; SITE SELECTION; TREND ANALYSIS;

ALGOA BAY; CAPE PROVINCE; EASTERN CAPE; KWAZULU-NATAL; LANGEBAAN LAGOON; SALDANHA BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84891312161     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2013.845603     Document Type: Article

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