Estimating harbour seal abundance and status in an estuarine habitat in north-east Scotland

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-52

  Thompson, Paul M ^a   Tollit, Dominic J ^a   Wood, David ^a   Corpe, Heather M ^a   Hammond, Philip S ^b   Mackay, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abundance trends; activity budgets; pinnipeds; telemetry

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATES; ESTUARY; HARBOUR SEAL; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; MAMMALS; POPULATION NUMBER; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STATUS; SEALS;

UK, SCOTLAND;

PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 0030620887     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404846     Document Type: Article

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