Influences of habitat features and human disturbance on use of breeding sites by a declining population of southern fur seals (Arctocephalus australis)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-152

  Stevens, Monica A ^a   Boness, Daryl J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Arctocephalus australis; Breeding habitat; El Ni o; Fur seals; Population decline

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; BREEDING SITE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISTURBANCE; EL NINO; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE;

PERU;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0038797919     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903003583     Document Type: Article

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