Estimates of carrying capacity for sea otters in Washington State

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1172-1181

  Laidre, Kristin L ^a,b   Jameson, Ronald J ^c,d   Jeffries, Steven J ^e   Hobbs, Roderick C ^a   Bowlby, C Edward ^e   VanBlaricom, Glenn R ^b,f  

^a National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Marine Mammal Investigations ^*  (United States)

^e WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^f NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Enhydra lutris kenyoni; Sea otter; Washington

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MUSTELID;

UNITED STATES;

ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; ENHYDRA LUTRIS KENYONI; MAMMALIA; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0036974941     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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