Nesting seabirds in SE Spain: distribution, numbers and trends in the province of Almería

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Mariano Paracuellos, Juan Carlos Nevado
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2003
• Subjects: almería province; breeding pairs; distribution; environmental factors; population trends; seabirds; southeastern spain; Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Gata; Common tern; Sterna hirundo; Black-headed Gull; Larus ridibundus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2003.67s2125; https://doaj.org/article/64acfa920b1b46ae9a6bae5459db8242

Little is known on the abundance of seabirds breeding in southeastern Spain. This study reports on the distribution, numbers and population trends of breeding colonies of this avian group in this region. Principally from 1996 to 2000, the coast of the province of Almería was surveyed during the bree...