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The poop on penguins: the first 'penguin-safe' harvest of guano, aka bird poop
- Source :
- Wildlife Conservation. July-August, 2002, Vol. 105 Issue 4, p30, 4 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- The article describes harvesting guano produced by endangered Humboldt penguins of Peru's Punta San Juan. Harvesting the guano, which is used as organic fertilizer, was timed so it did not conflict with the penguin's breeding cycle, since the birds use guano as material in building nesting burrows.
Details
- ISSN :
- 10484949
- Volume :
- 105
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Wildlife Conservation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.92070472