A review of the distribution and abundance of harbor seals, Phoca vitulina, on Svalbard, Norway, and in the Barents Sea

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 157-163

  Henriksen, Gunnar ^a   Gjertz, Ian ^b   Kondakov, Andrej ^c  

^a Rogaland Consultants as   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c MURMANSK MARINE BIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOCA VITULINA;

ABUNDANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAMMALS; SEALS;

BARENTS SEA; SVALBARD;

EID: 0030922045     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00622.x     Document Type: Review

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