The population status, breeding success and foraging ecology of Phoebetria albatrosses on Marion Island

Seabird populations breeding within the Southern Ocean have experienced various threats over the past few decades. Albatrosses are particularly at risk due to several factors, inter alia, accidental bycatch on fishing gear, ingestion of polluted marine debris, invasive predatory species at breeding...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schoombie, Stefan
Other Authors: Ryan, Peter G
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19983