Population trends in a substantial colony of Little Penguins: Three independent measures over three decades

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 241-250

  Sutherland, Duncan R ^a   Dann, Peter ^a  

^a Research Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burrowing seabirds; Colony size; Eudyptula minor; Long term study; Mark recapture modelling; Population growth rate; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; COLONY STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MASS MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84891660909     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0597-y     Document Type: Article

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