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Mass mortality events of seabirds can have massive effects on populations

Published on: 2. May 2018
Author: Camilla Næss

Most seabirds have a long life span, delayed maturity andspread their reproduction across many years. This life history pattern makes seabird populations particularly sensitive to decreases in adult survival rates. Mass mortality events can there

Mass mortality events of seabirds can have massive effects on populations

By: Malin Kjellstadli Johansen / SEAPOP 

The Atlantic puffin Fratercula arcti

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