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The sea is a hostile, variable environment. A comparatively small number of birds is adapted to life in this habitat despite the enormous amount of food potentially available in surface waters; only 3% of the 8600 known species of bird exploit this two-thirds of the world’s surface. Man has taken up the challenge of obtaining resources from the sea, and in so doing interacts with seabirds as a partner, predator and competitor.
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Furness, R.W., Monaghan, P. (1987). Introduction. In: Seabird Ecology. Tertiary Level Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2093-7_1
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