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Silver Gulls: urban waste creates flying problems
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Ian D. Temby
Ian D. Temby
School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
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Published:2004
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Ian D. Temby, 2004. "Silver Gulls: urban waste creates flying problems", Urban Wildlife: More than meets the eye, Daniel Lunney, Shelley Burgin
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The Silver Gull population in the Greater Melbourne Area has expanded dramatically in response to the availability of abundant anthropogenic foods. The activities of large numbers of gulls lead to a range of conflicts with human interests. These conflicts and examples of their economic costs are described and strategies for their mitigation are discussed.
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