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Audouin's gull and the Chafarinas Islands Game Reserve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

P. M. Bradley  and
P. Monaghan
P. M. Bradley
Affiliation:
The International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Glos. GL54 5TZ, UK.
P. Monaghan
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
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Abstract

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The breeding population of Audouin's gull, a Red Data Book species, is endemic to the Mediterranean. Its population was estimated at 4000 pairs in 1985, but its restricted distribution and vulnerability to disturbance and competition necessitate active conservation measures. The gull's most important breeding colony is on Rey Island in the Chafarinas group, and in 1983 a three-year study was started to discover the factors limiting the size of the colony and to formulate a management plan.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 161 - 164
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1986

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