The avifauna of Bishop and Clerk islets and its relationship to nearby Macquarie Island
A first comprehensive survey of seabirds at Bishop and Clerk islets conducted on 23 December 1993 recorded a total of 12 species. During a three-hour-long visit by helicopter, nine species were found breeding, mostly in nests on the ground, but also in burrows dug in shallow soil. These included the...
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ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:13318 2023-05-15T15:44:47+02:00 The avifauna of Bishop and Clerk islets and its relationship to nearby Macquarie Island Brothers, N Ledingham, R 2008 application/pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13318/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13318/4/2008_Brothers_avifauna.pdf en eng https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13318/4/2008_Brothers_avifauna.pdf Brothers, N and Ledingham, R 2008 , 'The avifauna of Bishop and Clerk islets and its relationship to nearby Macquarie Island' , Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, vol. 142, no. 1 , pp. 117-121 , doi:10.26749/rstpp.142.1.117 <http://dx.doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.142.1.117>. cc_utas Royal Society of Tasmania RST Van Diemens Land natural history science ecology taxonomy botany zoology geology geography papers & proceedings Australia UTAS Library Article PeerReviewed 2008 ftunivtasmania https://doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.142.1.117 2020-05-30T07:27:04Z A first comprehensive survey of seabirds at Bishop and Clerk islets conducted on 23 December 1993 recorded a total of 12 species. During a three-hour-long visit by helicopter, nine species were found breeding, mostly in nests on the ground, but also in burrows dug in shallow soil. These included the largest known colony of Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, in Australia. Ten bird species are now known to breed at the islets. Specics accounts are given including data on morphometries, abundance, habitats, breeding, threats, interspecific competition for space and unpublished information. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bishop and Clerk Islets Clerk Islets Macquarie Island University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Burrows ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) The Islets ENVELOPE(-55.448,-55.448,51.600,51.600) Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 117 121 |
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A first comprehensive survey of seabirds at Bishop and Clerk islets conducted on 23 December 1993 recorded a total of 12 species. During a three-hour-long visit by helicopter, nine species were found breeding, mostly in nests on the ground, but also in burrows dug in shallow soil. These included the largest known colony of Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, in Australia. Ten bird species are now known to breed at the islets. Specics accounts are given including data on morphometries, abundance, habitats, breeding, threats, interspecific competition for space and unpublished information. |
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The avifauna of Bishop and Clerk islets and its relationship to nearby Macquarie Island |
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