Retrofitting historical data in population studies: southern giant petrels in the Australian Antarctic Territory

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: Wienecke, B, Leaper, R, Hay, I, Van den Hoff, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2009
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Science and Management; Conservation and Biodiversity; Antarctic; Australian Antarctic Territory; Giganteus; Antarc*; Giant Petrels
• Online Access: http://www.int-res.com; https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00201; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/60780

The determination of the conservation status for a species at risk of extinction is basedlargely upon consistent change in the population size. In long-lived species, such as seabirds, longtermmonitoring is required to establish the extent of the natural variability in a population and todetect true...