Estimating population size of a nocturnal burrow-nesting seabird using acoustic monitoring and habitat mapping

• Published in: Nature Conservation
• Main Authors: Steffen Oppel, Sandra Hervias, Nuno Oliveira, Tania Pipa, Carlos Silva, Pedro Geraldes, Michelle Goh, Eva Immler, Matthew McKown
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Burrows; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.7.6890; https://doaj.org/article/0d3e27e862d044969548d841bbb7079b

Population size assessments for nocturnal burrow-nesting seabirds are logistically challenging because these species are active in colonies only during darkness and often nest on remote islands where manual inspections of breeding burrows are not feasible. Many seabird species are highly vocal, and...