Title Antarctic Important Bird Areas
Author Harris, J.
Author Affil Harris, J., University of Tasmania, Australia
Source Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, edited by B. Riffenburgh, p.60-62, . Publisher: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY, United States. ISBN: 0-415-97024-5; 978-0- 415-97024-2
Publication Date 2007
Notes In English. 17 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 285772
Index Terms Antarctica; Aves; Chordata; conservation; ecology; habitat; programs; protection; Tetrapoda; Vertebrata
Abstract The Encyclopedia of the Antarctic contains 495 individual, alphabetically arranged entries of 500 to 6000 words each. Each entry is cited separately in the Antarctic Bibliography. The Important Bird Area (IBA) Programme was established by the BirdLife International to protect natural bird population and habitats. The IBAs of Antarctica are described here. (mte)
Publication Type monograph
Record ID 84340