A. de León

Nocturnal foraging by great skuas Stercorarius skua: implications for conservation of storm-petrel populations

Votier, S.C., Crane, J.E., Bearhop, S., De León, A., McSorley, C.A., Minguez, E., ...

At St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, a large colony of great skuas Stercorarius skua feed extensively on one of the largest colonies of Leach's storm-petrels Oceanodroma leucorhoa in Europe, but little is...

Factors affecting breeding distribution of Storm-petrels Hydrobates pelagicus in Orkney and Shetland Capsule The main factors are past and present human activities, especially the introduction of rats to islands

De León, A., Mínguez, E., Harvey, P., Meek, E., Crane, J.E., Furness, R.W.

Aims: To assess factors that influence breeding distribution and abundance of Storm-petrel. Methods: We used a database for 142 islands in Shetland and Orkney. Breeding status of Storm-petrel was...

Factors affecting breeding distribution and seabird richness in the Azores archipelago

De León, A., Mínguez, E., Neves, V.R., Furness, R.W.

Seabird populations in the Azores archipelago are currently much smaller and more restricted in distribution than in the past. Important factors in this decline include predation by alien mammals,...