Grey petrel population on Campbell Island 14 years after rodent eradication
Abstract Populations of grey petrels have declined globally due to both incidental capture in commercial fisheries and predation by introduced mammals at breeding sites. In the New Zealand region, grey petrels only breed on Campbell and Antipodes islands. Rats were successfully eradicated from Campb...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102016000626 2024-09-15T17:49:05+00:00 Grey petrel population on Campbell Island 14 years after rodent eradication Parker, Graham C. Rexer-Huber, Kalinka Thompson, David 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102016000626 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102016000626 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 29, issue 3, page 209-216 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 journal-article 2016 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102016000626 2024-08-07T04:04:45Z Abstract Populations of grey petrels have declined globally due to both incidental capture in commercial fisheries and predation by introduced mammals at breeding sites. In the New Zealand region, grey petrels only breed on Campbell and Antipodes islands. Rats were successfully eradicated from Campbell Island in 2001. We assessed the spatial extent and conducted the first quantitative population estimate of the grey petrel population on Campbell Island and surrounding islets. There was an estimated c. 96 pairs (95% CI: 83, 109) of breeding grey petrels from the four colonies. Since work was conducted during the middle of the chick-rearing stage, this is an underestimate of the breeding population. The Campbell Island grey petrel breeding population remains small. Our study provides a baseline for future population estimates of grey petrels on Campbell Island. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic Science Antipodes Islands Cambridge University Press Antarctic Science 29 3 209 216 |
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Abstract Populations of grey petrels have declined globally due to both incidental capture in commercial fisheries and predation by introduced mammals at breeding sites. In the New Zealand region, grey petrels only breed on Campbell and Antipodes islands. Rats were successfully eradicated from Campbell Island in 2001. We assessed the spatial extent and conducted the first quantitative population estimate of the grey petrel population on Campbell Island and surrounding islets. There was an estimated c. 96 pairs (95% CI: 83, 109) of breeding grey petrels from the four colonies. Since work was conducted during the middle of the chick-rearing stage, this is an underestimate of the breeding population. The Campbell Island grey petrel breeding population remains small. Our study provides a baseline for future population estimates of grey petrels on Campbell Island. |
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Grey petrel population on Campbell Island 14 years after rodent eradication |
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Grey petrel population on Campbell Island 14 years after rodent eradication |
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Grey petrel population on Campbell Island 14 years after rodent eradication |
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Grey petrel population on Campbell Island 14 years after rodent eradication |
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Grey petrel population on Campbell Island 14 years after rodent eradication |
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grey petrel population on campbell island 14 years after rodent eradication |
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