Individual consistency in the foraging behaviour of Northern Gannets: Implications for interactions with offshore renewable energy developments

Marine Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 507-514

  Soanes, L M ^a   Atkinson, P W ^b   Gauvain, R D ^c   Green, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^c Alderney Wildlife Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment; GPS tracking; Home range area; Tidal power

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GPS; GUIDELINE; HOME RANGE; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SEABIRD; TIDAL POWER; TRACKING;

ALDERNEY; CHANNEL ISLANDS [UNITED KINGDOM]; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; MORUS BASSANUS;

EID: 84908573773     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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