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  1. Abyssal scavenging demersal fauna at two areas of contrasting productivity on the Subantarctic Crozet Plateau, southern Indian Ocean

    Abyssal scavenging demersal fauna at two areas of contrasting productivity on the Subantarctic Crozet Plateau, southern Indian Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NJ Cousins --- Oceanlab, UK T Horton --- National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK BD Wigham --- Dove Marine Laboratory, School of Marine Science and Technology, UK PM Bagley --- Oceanlab, UK
    The Crozet Plateau is situated below typical high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll (HNLC) waters of the southern Indian Ocean. The area to the east of the Crozet Islands experiences high levels of surface productivity during the austral summer due to natural iron enrichment...
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  2. Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus nearly extirpated from Edo State, Nigeria: a report on the avian scavenger community

    Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus nearly extirpated from Edo State, Nigeria: a report on the avian scavenger community

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Esther Nosazeogie --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Talatu Tende --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Ara Monadjem --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland
    Avian scavengers, by feeding on carrion and other organic matter, provide critical ecosystem services. Vultures, the only obligate avian scavengers, have reportedly experienced massive population declines in Africa yet current knowledge regarding their status in most West African countries is...
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