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Recent trends in the numbers and distribution of cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in Britain
Subtitle:Cormorants in Europe ; Recent trends of cormorants in Britain
Creator:Kirby, Jeff S. ; Sellers, Robin M.
Contributor:Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Ekologii
Publisher:Oficyna Wydawnicza Instytutu Ekologii PAN
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description:Pages 71-76 : illiustrations ; 27 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 75-76) ; Abstract in Polish ; Cormorants in Europe. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cormorants in Europe.Gdańsk, Poland 13-17 April 1993
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:cormorants ; breeding population ; distribution ; wintering population ; number trends ; Great Britain
Abstract:British cormorants breed mainly on the coast, but the number breeding inland is increasing sharply. Overall, the population is increasing by about 3% per annum, with marked regional variations. In the mid-1980s the breeding population was estimated to be 6400-7200 pairs. The wintering population has been increasing more rapidly at 10-25% per annum. In 1987-1991, the winter population averaged on estimated 16 800 birds.
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