Recovery of a sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus) breeding area after habitat destruction
McKechnie, Sam; Moller, Henrik; Bragg, Corey; Newman, Jamie; Scott, Darren; Cruz, Justine
This item is not available in full-text via OUR Archive.
If you are the author of this item, please contact us if you wish to discuss making the full text publicly available.
Publisher
Cite this item:
McKechnie, S., Moller, H., Bragg, C., Newman, J., Scott, D., & Cruz, J. (2008). Recovery of a sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus) breeding area after habitat destruction. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 32(1), 34–40.
Permanent link to OUR Archive version:
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5359
Abstract:
We describe the recovery of an 88-m² area of sooty shearwater breeding habitat on Northeast Island, The Snares, New Zealand, during the eight breeding seasons after it was completely destroyed by excavation in December 1996. Burrow entrance density did not differ between the destroyed site and three comparison sites one year after the event. We detected breeding attempts of shearwaters in the season following disturbance, but burrow occupant density recovered more slowly, perhaps because the overall population density was declining over the same period. Burrow occupant density did not differ between the destroyed site and comparison sites within five breeding seasons of disturbance.
Date:
2008
Publisher:
New Zealand Ecological Society
Pages:
34-40
Rights Statement:
©New Zealand Ecological Society
Keywords:
disturbance; excavation; population recovery; New Zealand
Research Type:
Journal Article
Languages:
English
Collections
- Journal Article [919]
- Environment and People [80]