Demographic and Breeding Performance of a New Kelp GullLarus dominicanusColony in Patagonia, Argentina
| Autor: | Pablo Yorio, Nora Lisnizer, Jorge Pablo Garcia Borboroglu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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CRECIMIENTO POBLACIONAL PRODUCTIVITY biology SEABIRDS Ecology RECLUTAMIENTO Kelp Bioquímica y Biología Molecular biology.organism_classification Ciencias Biológicas PATAGONIA AVES MARINAS Larus dominicanus Animal Science and Zoology POPULATION GROWTH PRODUCTIVIDAD CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Ardeola. 61:3-14 |
| ISSN: | 2341-0825 0570-7358 |
| Popis: | Understanding the processes involved in the establishment and persistence of new seabird colonies is important for improving conservation and management strategies. Over the past few decades, kelp gull Larus dominicanus numbers have increased in Patagonia, Argentina, and new colonies have been reported. We studied a recently established colony to analyze aspects of its population dynamics and breeding biology. The number of breeding pairs at Punta Loma increased from 13 to 233 in the seven years after the colony was established (2004-2011) and number of chicks fledged per nest was low ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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