Amsterdam albatross  (Diomedea amsterdamensis)

Authentication

Authenticated (28/08/2007) by Pierre Jouventin, National Centre of Scientific Research, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, France.

Glossary

Brood: In birds, to protect young by covering with the body or wings.
Bycatch: In the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
Crustaceans: Diverse group of arthropods (a phylum of animals with jointed limbs and a hard chitinous exoskeleton) characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae, one pair of mandibles (parts of the mouthparts used for handling and processing food) and two pairs of maxillae (appendages used in eating, which are located behind the mandibles). Includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps, slaters, woodlice and barnacles.
Pelagic: In birds, applied to sea birds that come to land only to breed, and that spend the major part of their lives out at sea.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. UNEP-WCMC (March, 2008)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/am_aster.htm
  3. Global Register of Migratory Species (March, 2008)
    http://www.groms.de
  4. BirdLife International (October, 2005)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3953&m=0
  5. Jouventin, P. and Roux, J.P. (1983) Discovery of a new albatross. Nature, 305: 181.
  6. Stattersfield, A.J. and Capper, D.R. (2000) Threatened Species of the World. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona and BirdLife International, Cambridge.
  7. Ocean Wanderers (October, 2005)
    http://www.oceanwanderers.com/Amsterdam.Alb.html
  8. Jouventin, P., Martinex, L. and Roux, J.P. (1989) Breeding biology and current status of the Amsterdam Island albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis. Ibis, 131: 171 - 189.
  9. Micol, T. and Jouventin, P. (1995) Restoration of Amsterdam Island, south Indian Ocean, following control of feral cattle. Biological Conservation, 72: 199 - 206.
  10. Weimerskirch, H., Brothers, N. and Jouventin, P. (1997) Population dynamics of wandering albatrosses Diomedea exulans and Amsterdam albatross D. amsterdamensis in the Indian Ocean and their relationship with longline fisheries: conservation implications. Biological Conservation, 79: 257 - 270.
  11. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (October, 2005)
    http://www.acap.aq