Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) abundance in Alaska: Bristol Bay to Southeast Alaska, 1991-1993

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-45

  Dahlheim, M ^a   York, A ^a   Towell, R ^a   Waite, J ^a   Breiwick, J ^a  

^a NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Alaska; Harbor porpoise; Phocoena phocoena

Indexed keywords

SPECIES ABUNDANCE; UNITED STATES;

ABUNDANCE; ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; LINE TRANSECT; POPULATION DENSITY; PORPOISE;

BERING SEA;

PHOCOENA PHOCOENA;

EID: 0033971154     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00902.x     Document Type: Article

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