Burrows and burrowing of the puffin (Fratercula arctica)
During a recent study of soil erosion in the Farne Islands, Northumberland puffin colony it became clear that any interpretation of the erosion process and its causes would require information on the size of nest burrows, their excavation and useful life. The following paper is an attempt to bring t...
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Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
1982
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| Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/5288/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/5288/1/OP10.pdf |
| Summary: | During a recent study of soil erosion in the Farne Islands, Northumberland puffin colony it became clear that any interpretation of the erosion process and its causes would require information on the size of nest burrows, their excavation and useful life. The following paper is an attempt to bring together published material on these topics with additional data obtained during the Farne Islands study |
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