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ACAP. 2009. ACAP Species Assessment: Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis. Available at: http://www.acap.aq/acap-species/download-document/1180-amsterdam-albatross.
ACAP. 2013. Taking action for the Amsterdam albatross - A synopsis of the national plan of actions for 2011-2015. Available at: http://www.taaf.fr/IMG/pdf/brochure_pna-eng_web.pdf. (Accessed: 04/06/2015).
BirdLife International. 2012. 2012 Report to Vogelbescherming Nederland - BirdLife Species Champion for the Amsterdam Albatross. BirdLife International Preventing Extinctions.
Carboneras, C. 1992. Diomedeidae (Albatrosses). In: del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (ed.), Handbook of the birds of the world, pp. 198-215. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Cooper, J. 2013. A Critically Endangered Amsterdam Albatross gets photographed in South African waters for the first time. Available at: http://www.acap.aq/index.php/es/novedades/ultimas-noticias/1470-a-critically-endangered-amsterdam-albatross-gets-photographed-in-south-african-waters-for-the-first-time. (Accessed: 24/09/2013).
Cuthbert, R.; Sommer, E.; Ryan, P.; Cooper, J.; Hilton, G. 2004. Demography and conservation of the Tristan albatross Diomedea [exulans] dabbenena. Biological Conservation 117: 471-481.
Delord, K.; Micol, T.; Marteau, C.; Thiebot, J. B. (compilers). 2011. National Plan of Actions for the Amsterdam albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis 2011 – 2015. Ministère de l’ écologie, du Développement durable et de l’ énergie.
Environment Australia. 1999. Draft recovery plan for albatrosses and giant petrels.
Friend, M. 1999. Avian Cholera. In: Friend, M.; Franson, J.C. (ed.), Field manual of wildlife diseases, pp. 75-92. USGS, National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI.
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Hirschfeld, E. 2008. Rare Birds Yearbook 2009: the world's 190 most threatened birds. MagDig Media Ltd., Shrewsbury, UK.
Inchausti, P.; Weimerskirch, H. 2001. Risks of decline and extinction of the endangered Amsterdam Albatross and the projected impact of long-line fisheries. Biological Conservation 100: 377-386.
Jaeger, A.; Bastien, M.; Lebarbenchon, C.; Tortosa, P.; Thiebot, J.-B.; Marteau, C.; Weimerskirch, H. 2013. Molecular detection of seven infectious agents in seabirds of Amsterdam Island. PCSWG1 Doc 10. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. First meeting of the Population and Conservation Status Working Group. La Rochelle, France.
Jaeger, A.; Lebarbenchon, C.; Bourret, V.; Bastien, M.; Lagadec, E.; Thiebot, J.-B.; Boulinier, T.; Delord, K.; Barbraud, C.; Marteau, C.; Dellagi, K.; Tortosa, P.; Weimerskirch, H. 2018. Avian cholera outbreaks threaten seabird species on Amsterdam Island. PLoS ONE 13(5): e0197291.
Jouventin, P. 1994. Past, present and future of Amsterdam Island, Indian Ocean. In: Nettleship, D.N.; Burger, J.; Gochfeld, M. (ed.), Seabirds on islands: threats, case studies and action plans, pp. 122-132. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
Jouventin, P.; Martinez, J.; Roux, J. -P. 1989. Breeding biology and current status of the Amsterdam Island Albatross. Ibis 131: 171-189.
Micol, T.; Jouventin, P. 1995. Restoration of Amsterdam island, South Indian Ocean, following control of feral cattle. Biological Conservation 73: 199-206.
Rains D., Weimerskirch H., Burg T.M. 2011. Piecing together the global population puzzle of wandering albatrosses: genetic analysis of the Amsterdam albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis. Journal of Avian Bioiogy. 42: 69-79.
Rivalan, P.; Barbraud, C.; Inchausti, P.; Weimerskirch, H. 2010. Combined impacts of longline fisheries and climate on the persistence of the Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis. Ibis 152(1): 6-18.
Samuel, M.D.; Botzler, R.G.; Wobeser, G. 2007. Avian Cholera. In: Thomas, N.J.; Hunter, D.B.; Atkinson, C.T. (ed.), Infectious diseases of wild birds, pp. 239-269. Blackwell Publishing, Iowa.
Thiebot, J-B., Barbraud, C., Delord, K., Marteau, C. and Weimerskirch, H. 2014. Do Introduced Mammals Chronically Impact the Breeding Success of the World's Rarest Albatross? Ornithological Science 13(1): 41-46.
Weimerskirch, H. 2004. Diseases threaten Southern Ocean albatrosses. Polar Biology 27: 374-379.
Weimerskirch, H.; Brothers, N.; Jouventin, P. 1997. Population dynamics of Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans and Amsterdam Albatross D. amsterdamensis in the Indian Ocean and their relationships with long-line fisheries: conservation implications. Biological Conservation 79: 257-270.
Weimerskirch, H.; Inchausti, P.; Guinet, C.; Barbraud, C. 2003. Trends in bird and seal populations as indicators of a system shift in the Southern Ocean. Antarctic Science 15: 249-256.
Weimerskirch, H.; Jouventin, P.; Mougin, J. -L.; Stahl, J. -C.; van Beveren, M. 1985. Banding recoveries and the dispersion of seabirds breeding in French austral and Antarctic territories. Emu 85: 22-33.
Australian Govt - Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000 - Recovery Outline
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