The Effects of Fire on Burrow-nesting Seabirds Particularly Short-tailed Shearwaters (puff/nus Tenu/rostr/s) and Their Habitat in Tasmania
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The synchronised breeding habit of many seabird species makes them particularly vulnerable to fires in the nesting area. Post-fire recolonisation and soil formation were studied on Albatross Island, and observations from island rookeries ofshearwaters, fairy prions and fairy penguins in eastern Bass Strait and elsewhere were used with a view to understanding the long-term impact offires on seabird colonies in Tasmania.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012