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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span
lang=EN-GB>BESTER, A. J., PRIDDEL, D., KLOMP, N.I., CARLILE, N. &amp; O’NEILL,
L.E. 2007. Reproductive success of the Providence Petrel <i>Pterodroma solandri
</i></span><span lang=EN-GB>on Lord Howe Island, Australia. <i>Marine
Ornithology</i></span><span lang=EN-GB> 35: 21-28<i>.</i></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span
lang=EN-GB>The only significant breeding locality of the Providence Petrel <i>Pterodroma
solandri</i></span><span lang=EN-GB> is Lord Howe Island, Australia, where the
population is considered Vulnerable. During the 2000 and 2001 breeding seasons
data were collected on hatching, fledging and breeding success, and egg and
chick mortality. Annual breeding success was 34-36% in burrows that were
visited repeatedly and adults and chicks handled at least once, and 54% in
burrows that were visited only twice and the contents not handled. The breeding
success of individual adults was positively correlated with body condition, the
relationship being stronger for males than for females. Egg losses occurred
throughout the incubation period, but chick losses were concentrated within the
first four weeks from hatching. Egg and chick mortality were strongly correlated
with the distance of the nest from the burrow entrance, with more losses
occurring in nests close to the entrance. The main causes of breeding failure
were inundation of burrows and predation of eggs and chicks by the endemic Lord
Howe Woodhen <i>Gallirallus sylvestris</i></span><span lang=EN-GB>. Although
breeding success was less than that of some other procellariiforms, we were
unable to identify any new conservation measures to enhance reproductive
output.</span></p>

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lang=EN-GB>Key words: Providence Petrel, <i>Pterodroma solandri</i></span><span
lang=EN-GB>, breeding success, predation, Lord Howe Woodhen, body condition
index (BCI), investigator disturbance</span></p>

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