Some Population Aspects of Common Tern Sterna hirundo Breeding in Algeria at a Small Mediterranean Island (East Coast of Algeria)

• Published in: Ekológia (Bratislava)
• Main Authors: Khemis Mohamed Dhaya El-Hak, Boutabia Lamia, Farhi Kamilia, Elafri Ali, Kahli Asma, Telailia Salah
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2021
• Subjects: unique population; sterna hirundo; egg parameters; little rocky; marine environment; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Lambda; Common tern; Sterna hirundo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0008; https://doaj.org/article/0bc918eab17045f8b38a6edab166c67f

We present the first detailed study of population dynamics, breeding biology and egg measurement of Common Terns. During six years (from 2004 to 2009) of monitoring, from mid-May to mid-August, 74 Common Terns individual were recorded at Laouinet small island, El Tarf, northeast of Algeria, witha fi...