Razorbills Alca torda in Italian Seas: A Massive Irruption of Historical Relevance and Role of Social Network Monitoring
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Mining on Social Networks and Citizen-Science Websites
2.2. Database Construction
3. Results
3.1. Observation Records
3.2. Stranded Birds
3.3. Origin of Data
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Balestrieri, R.; Vento, R.; Viviano, A.; Mori, E.; Gili, C.; Monti, F. Razorbills Alca torda in Italian Seas: A Massive Irruption of Historical Relevance and Role of Social Network Monitoring. Animals 2023, 13, 656. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040656
Balestrieri R, Vento R, Viviano A, Mori E, Gili C, Monti F. Razorbills Alca torda in Italian Seas: A Massive Irruption of Historical Relevance and Role of Social Network Monitoring. Animals. 2023; 13(4):656. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040656
Chicago/Turabian StyleBalestrieri, Rosario, Roberto Vento, Andrea Viviano, Emiliano Mori, Claudia Gili, and Flavio Monti. 2023. "Razorbills Alca torda in Italian Seas: A Massive Irruption of Historical Relevance and Role of Social Network Monitoring" Animals 13, no. 4: 656. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040656
APA StyleBalestrieri, R., Vento, R., Viviano, A., Mori, E., Gili, C., & Monti, F. (2023). Razorbills Alca torda in Italian Seas: A Massive Irruption of Historical Relevance and Role of Social Network Monitoring. Animals, 13(4), 656. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040656