Mediterranean Marine Avifauna

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XX

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2. National Census Surveys

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Laridae and Sternidae Breeding in Italy: Report on the 1982–1984 Census Project

      • Mauro Fasola

      Pages 3-18

   3. Seabirds of the Southern Sardinian Islets

      • Attilio Mocci Demartis

      Pages 19-30

   4. The First Breeding Case of the Storm Petrel in Greece

      • T. Akriotis, G. Handrinos

      Pages 31-38

   5. The Status of the Seabirds of the Extreme Western Mediterranean

      • A. Eduardo De Juana, Andrew M. Paterson

      Pages 39-106

   6. Seabirds Along the Mediterranean Sea Coast of Egypt

      • Peter L. Meininger, Sherif M. Baha el Din

      Pages 107-121

   7. Importance of the Mediterranean for Wintering Cormorants Phalacrocorax Carbo Sinensis

      • M. R. van Eerden, M. J. Munsterman

      Pages 123-141

   8. Status and Conservation of the Storm Petrel Hydrobates Pelagicus in Sicily

      • Bruno Massa, Adelaide Catalisano

      Pages 143-151

   9. The Status of Breeding Storm Petrels (Hydrobates Pelagicus) on the Mediterranean Coast of France

      • John Walmsley

      Pages 153-160

3. Data Banks and Census Techniques

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161

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   2. Data Banks and Population Monitoring in France

      • Georges Hémery, Eric Pasquet, Pierre Yésou

      Pages 163-177

   3. Monitoring Seabirds in the North Atlantic

      • P. G. H. Evans

      Pages 179-206

   4. Seabird Census and Study Techniques

      • Elizabeth A. Schreiber, Ralph W. Schreiber

      Pages 207-218

4. Population Control of Invading Species

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219

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   2. The Breeding Biology of Adouin’s Gull on the Chafarinas Islands

      • Patricia Bradley

      Pages 221-230

   3. The Larus Cachinnans Michahellis Colony of Chafarinas Islands

      • Juan M. Varela, Eduardo De Juana

      Pages 231-244

   4. Nest-Site Selection and Interaction of Yellow-Legged and Audouin’s Gulls at Isola Dell’asinara

      • Xaver Monbailliu, Antonio Torre

      Pages 245-263

5. Demography and Population Fluctuations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 265-265

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   2. Breeding Ecology of Laridae and Sternidae in the Comacchio Wetlands (PO Delta) and Recent Population Trends

      • Pierandrea Brichetti, Ugo F. Foschi

      Pages 267-272

May I first congratulate, inconditionally, the Association MEDMARAVIS for organizing this symposium and for inviting me re­ presenting the Sardinian Ministry of the Environment. I would like to assert that such initiatives help a great deal and in a concrete way, Heads of government departments in charge of land use and natural resources. At this first symposium of the Mediterranean Marine Avifau­ na I must congratulate the scientific faculty for proposing such an ample spectrum of high quality papers dealing with diverse parts of the Mediterranean and beyond. I am sure that their con­ tributions will further scientific research, will help to pro­ tect our environment and will lead, more especially, to the ma­ nagement and conservation of seabirds. To know in order to manage has often been said at this sym­ posium. In fact, it is not possible to manage thoughtfully and rationally the natural resources without knowing more profound­ ly how they function. This reasoning is also valid on a more ge­ neral scale: regional planning of human activities should not disregard the evaluation of the ecosystem.

• biology
• demography
• ecology
• ecosystem
• environment
• fauna
• natural resources
• ocean
• pollution
• wetland
• wildlife management

• Paris, France

  MEDMARAVIS, Xaver Monbailliu

• Alghero, Sardinia, Italy

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