Low breeding success and sharp population decline at the largest known Falkland skua colony

The Falkland skua Stercorarius antarctica antarctica is a poorly known seabird. Demographic studies at the largest known colony of this taxon revealed a sharp population decline (47%) in just 5 years, between 2004 and 2009. The decline seems to be linked with a chronic low breeding success in the re...

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Main Author: Catry, Paulo (author)
Other Authors: Almeida, Ana Pereira (author), Lecoq, Miguel (author), Granadeiro, José Pedro (author), Matias, Rafael (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/2381
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/2381