Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability

The breeding success of kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla, guillemots Uria aalge. razorbills Alca torda. fulmars Fulmarus glacialis, great skuas Catharacta skua and Arctic skuas Stercorarius parasiticus was monitored on Handa Island during the 1989 and 1990 breeding seasons. In 1989 kittiwakes fledged 1.5...

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Main Author: Baber, Ingrid A
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 1992
Subjects:
Arctic
Fulmar
Sutherland
Alca torda
Catharacta skua
Fulmarus glacialis
rissa tridactyla
Stercorarius parasiticus
Uria aalge
uria
Online Access:http://theses.gla.ac.uk/74432/
http://theses.gla.ac.uk/74432/1/10992050.pdf
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spelling ftunivglasthes:oai:theses.gla.ac.uk:74432 2023-05-15T13:12:15+02:00 Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability Baber, Ingrid A 1992 application/pdf http://theses.gla.ac.uk/74432/ http://theses.gla.ac.uk/74432/1/10992050.pdf en eng ProQuest Dissertations & Theses http://theses.gla.ac.uk/74432/1/10992050.pdf Baber, Ingrid A (1992) Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability. MSc(R) thesis, University of Glasgow. Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1992 ftunivglasthes 2021-09-12T17:28:33Z The breeding success of kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla, guillemots Uria aalge. razorbills Alca torda. fulmars Fulmarus glacialis, great skuas Catharacta skua and Arctic skuas Stercorarius parasiticus was monitored on Handa Island during the 1989 and 1990 breeding seasons. In 1989 kittiwakes fledged 1.53 young per well built nest and 1.35 young in 1990. Guillemots had a breeding success rate of 0.69 young fledged per occupied site in 1989 and 0.62 young in 1990. Razorbills fledged 0.73 young per occupied site in 1989 and 0.65 young in 1990. There were 0.62 large fulmar chicks per total pairs monitored in 1989 and 0.61 large chicks in 1990. Great skuas produced a mean of 0.68 young per egg in 1989 and 0.64 young in 1990, and Arctic skuas produced 0.66 young and 0.61 young in 1989 and 1990 respectively. Thesis Alca torda Arctic Catharacta skua Fulmarus glacialis rissa tridactyla Stercorarius parasiticus Uria aalge uria University of Glasgow: Glasgow Theses Service Arctic Fulmar ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) Sutherland ENVELOPE(168.467,168.467,-77.500,-77.500)
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description The breeding success of kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla, guillemots Uria aalge. razorbills Alca torda. fulmars Fulmarus glacialis, great skuas Catharacta skua and Arctic skuas Stercorarius parasiticus was monitored on Handa Island during the 1989 and 1990 breeding seasons. In 1989 kittiwakes fledged 1.53 young per well built nest and 1.35 young in 1990. Guillemots had a breeding success rate of 0.69 young fledged per occupied site in 1989 and 0.62 young in 1990. Razorbills fledged 0.73 young per occupied site in 1989 and 0.65 young in 1990. There were 0.62 large fulmar chicks per total pairs monitored in 1989 and 0.61 large chicks in 1990. Great skuas produced a mean of 0.68 young per egg in 1989 and 0.64 young in 1990, and Arctic skuas produced 0.66 young and 0.61 young in 1989 and 1990 respectively.
format Thesis
author Baber, Ingrid A
spellingShingle Baber, Ingrid A
Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability
author_facet Baber, Ingrid A
author_sort Baber, Ingrid A
title Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability
title_short Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability
title_full Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability
title_fullStr Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability
title_full_unstemmed Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability
title_sort breeding ecology of some seabirds on handa island, sutherland, with particular reference to the use of seabirds as indicators of food availability
publisher ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
publishDate 1992
url http://theses.gla.ac.uk/74432/
http://theses.gla.ac.uk/74432/1/10992050.pdf
long_lat ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616)
ENVELOPE(168.467,168.467,-77.500,-77.500)
geographic Arctic
Fulmar
Sutherland
geographic_facet Arctic
Fulmar
Sutherland
genre Alca torda
Arctic
Catharacta skua
Fulmarus glacialis
rissa tridactyla
Stercorarius parasiticus
Uria aalge
uria
genre_facet Alca torda
Arctic
Catharacta skua
Fulmarus glacialis
rissa tridactyla
Stercorarius parasiticus
Uria aalge
uria
op_relation http://theses.gla.ac.uk/74432/1/10992050.pdf
Baber, Ingrid A (1992) Breeding Ecology of Some Seabirds on Handa Island, Sutherland, With Particular Reference to the Use of Seabirds as Indicators of Food Availability. MSc(R) thesis, University of Glasgow.
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