Seabirds of Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands, southeastern Pacific Ocean

We reviewed available information on seabirds inhabiting Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands and their adjacent waters through an analysis of published and grey literature. Results obtained indicate that a total of 37 species are present in the study area and that, among th...

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Autores principales: Flores,Marcelo A, Schlatter,Roberto P, Hucke-Gaete,Rodrigo
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2014
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-560X20140004000062014-12-15Seabirds of Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands, southeastern Pacific OceanFlores,Marcelo ASchlatter,Roberto PHucke-Gaete,Rodrigo seabirds breeding colonies oceanic islands southeastern Pacific We reviewed available information on seabirds inhabiting Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands and their adjacent waters through an analysis of published and grey literature. Results obtained indicate that a total of 37 species are present in the study area and that, among the orders represented, the Procellariiformes and Charadriiformes are the dominant taxa (29 species). Moreover, the family Procellariidae is represented by 13 species and Laridae by 7 species. There has been an increase in new records over the past six years but no systematic studies have been developed. The need for further research that focuses on ecological aspects and anthropogenic impacts is critical in order to develop adequate conservation strategies.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.42 n.4 20142014-10-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2014000400006en10.3856/vol42-issue4-fulltext-6
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic seabirds
breeding colonies
oceanic islands
southeastern Pacific
spellingShingle seabirds
breeding colonies
oceanic islands
southeastern Pacific
Flores,Marcelo A
Schlatter,Roberto P
Hucke-Gaete,Rodrigo
Seabirds of Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands, southeastern Pacific Ocean
description We reviewed available information on seabirds inhabiting Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands and their adjacent waters through an analysis of published and grey literature. Results obtained indicate that a total of 37 species are present in the study area and that, among the orders represented, the Procellariiformes and Charadriiformes are the dominant taxa (29 species). Moreover, the family Procellariidae is represented by 13 species and Laridae by 7 species. There has been an increase in new records over the past six years but no systematic studies have been developed. The need for further research that focuses on ecological aspects and anthropogenic impacts is critical in order to develop adequate conservation strategies.
author Flores,Marcelo A
Schlatter,Roberto P
Hucke-Gaete,Rodrigo
author_facet Flores,Marcelo A
Schlatter,Roberto P
Hucke-Gaete,Rodrigo
author_sort Flores,Marcelo A
title Seabirds of Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands, southeastern Pacific Ocean
title_short Seabirds of Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands, southeastern Pacific Ocean
title_full Seabirds of Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands, southeastern Pacific Ocean
title_fullStr Seabirds of Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands, southeastern Pacific Ocean
title_full_unstemmed Seabirds of Easter Island, Salas y Gómez Island and Desventuradas Islands, southeastern Pacific Ocean
title_sort seabirds of easter island, salas y gómez island and desventuradas islands, southeastern pacific ocean
publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate 2014
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2014000400006
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