Journal article
Active Breeding Burrows of the Wedge-tailed Shearwater in the Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef
Emu - Austral Ornithology, Vol.92(3), pp.147-151
1992
Abstract
Estimates of the breeding status of the Wedgetailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus on the Capricorn Group of islands in the southern Great Barrier Reef indicate that the size of the breeding population is much lower than previously thought (500 000 pairs). For the 1989-90 season 43% and 56% of burrows, on Heron and Erskine Islands respectively, supported breeding birds. Most occupied burrows featured lined nesting chambers. Burrow lengths ranged from 0.1 m to 2.35 m with a mean of 0.91 m. There was no relationship between burrow length and breeding activity.
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- Title
- Active Breeding Burrows of the Wedge-tailed Shearwater in the Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef
- Authors
- Pamela K Dyer (Author) - University of QueenslandGreg J E Hill (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Emu - Austral Ornithology, Vol.92(3), pp.147-151
- Publisher
- C S I R O Publishing
- Date published
- 1992
- DOI
- 10.1071/MU9920147
- ISSN
- 0158-4197
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Vice-Chancellor and President
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449938202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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