Breeding distribution and abundance of seabirds on islands off north-central Chile Distribución reproductiva y abundancia de aves marinas en islas del norte y centro de Chile

Between 1999 and 2003 we collected information on the breeding distribution and abundance of 12 seabird species occurring on nine islands off the coasts of north and central Chile (27°-33°S). The Peruvian booby Sula variegata was the most abundant seabird with a breeding population of ca. 18,000 pai...

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Main Authors: ALEJANDRO SIMEONE, GUILLERMO LARA-JORQUERA, MARIANO BERNAL, STEFAN GARTHE, FELIPE SEPÚLVEDA, ROBERTO VILLABLANCA, URSULA ELLENBERG, MACARENA CONTRERAS, JULIETA MUÑOZ, TAMARA PINCE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-06-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2003000200016