Investigation of the impact of fur seals on the conversation status of seabirds at islands off South Africa and the the Prince Edward Islands

• Main Author: Makhado, Azwianewi Benedict
• Other Authors: Underhill, Les, Crawford, RJM, Bester, MN
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Cape Town 2009
• Subjects: Zoology; Antarctic; Bird Island; Dyer; Dyer Island; Edwards Islands; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Marion Island; Prince Edward Islands
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6125; https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/11427/6125/1/thesis_sci_2009_makhado_ab.pdf

This research project investigated the impact of predation by the Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus on the conservation status of seabirds at islands off the coast of South Africa and at the Prince Edward Islands. At Malgas Island, the impact of predation was investigated over three bre...