Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Seabirds of the Hauraki Gulf : natural history, research and conservation
Other Name
Seabird research and conservation in the WHGR (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Hauraki Gulf Forum
Place
Date
2017
Physical Description
143 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
Reprint with revisions
Subject Category
Content
Purpose -- Scope and definitions -- Introduction -- National and global seabird hotspot -- Biology of seabirds -- Seabirds : should we care? -- Top predators and ecosystem indicators -- Ecosystem engineers -- Lifeboat for restoration -- Seabirds as taonga -- Legal protection of New Zealand seabirds -- International migrants, international responsibilities -- Threats to seabirds -- Introduced predators -- Habitat modification, urban development and disturbance -- Marine pollution -- Interactions with fisheries -- State of seabird knowledge for the Wider Hauraki Gulf Region (WHGR) -- Individual species profiles -- Seabird utilisation of WHGR waters -- Summarised seabird breeding sites -- Hauraki Gulf and the BirdLife global Important Bird Area (IBA) Programme -- Strategic objectives for seabird research & conservation -- Seabird research projects and priorities -- Priorities for seabird conservation.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Sea birds--Breeding--New Zealand--Hauraki Gulf]
First published March 2013; reprinted September 2017 (with revisions) Includes bibliographical references
Subject Notes
Matt Rayner is Curator, Land Vertebrates, at Auckland War Memorial Museum
Collection Type
Land Vertebrates Library
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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