AN ISLAND-WIDE SURVEY OF ABBOTT'S BOOBY PAPASULA ABBOTTI OCCUPANCY ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND, INDIAN OCEAN.

The article discusses the current distribution of Abbott's Booby on Christmas Island based on occupancy data gathering during an island-wide survey in 2009. The study failed to find any evidence of a significant link between occupancy by Abbott's Booby and distance to the nearest road or to high-density Yellow Crazy Ant colonies. However, the research found that occupancy by Abbott's Booby was significantly and positively associated with both elevation and distance to the nearest disturbed area. Abbott's Booby nesting habitat is reportedly confined to the central plateau on Christmas Island and has shrunk because of major disturbances.