The avifaunal value of the Lofoten Islands in a World Heritage perspective

• Main Author: Anker-Nilssen, Tycho
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Norsk institutt for naturforskning 2006
• Subjects: NINA Rapport; Bird life; Value assessment; World heritage; Fugleliv; Verdivurdering; Verdensarv; Arctic; Lofoten; Lunde; Røst; Lofotens; Praktærfugl
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2437321

This report describes the quality of the bird life in the Lofoten Islands, primarily assessed according to national and international criteria such as those outlined in the Norwegian Red List 1998 and by IUCN and BirdLife International. Few if any other places north of the Arctic Circle have a more...