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Modelled drift patterns of fish larvae link coastal morphology to seabird colony distribution
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2016.
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Abstract
- Seabirds breed in high density colonies, but the factors determining colony position aren't clear. Here, Sandvik et al. show that small-scale coastal topography is related to likely variation in fish larval abundance, which predicts the distribution of seabird colonies along the Norwegian coast.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7ec620bf245141c195103ae392b19407
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11599