Modelling the occurrence and abundance of a colonial species, the arctic tern Sterna paradisaea in the archipelago of SW Finland

• Published in: Ecography
• Main Authors: Heinänen, Stefan, Rönkä, Mia, Von Numers, Mikael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: Arctic; Bare Rock; Gam; Arctic tern; Sterna paradisaea
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.05410.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0906-7590.2008.05410.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.05410.x

Knowledge of the habitat requirements and suitable breeding areas of sea birds is crucial for their management and conservation. However, there are still few studies that have modelled the breeding distribution and abundance of colonial sea birds. In this study, we created predictive distribution mo...