Seabirds of the Benguela ecosystem: utilisation, long-term changes and challenges

Makhado AB, Braby R, Dyer BM, Kemper J, Mcinnes AM, Tom D, Crawford RJM (2021). Seabirds of the Benguela Ecosystem: Utilisation, Long-Term Changes and Challenges. Birds – Challenges and Opportunities for Business, Conservation and Research.

The Benguela Current is used by c. 82 seabird species, of which seven are endemic to it. Eggs and guano of formerly abundant seabirds were heavily harvested in the 19th and 20th centuries but decreases in seabird populations led to cessation of these industries at islands. Guano is still scraped from platforms. Seabird?