Sustained exponential population growth of grey seals at Sable Island, Nova Scotia

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1265-1274

  Bowen, W D ^a   McMillan, J ^a   Mohn, R ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental; Grey seal; Population; Pup production; Variability

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PINNIPED; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION GROWTH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; SABLE ISLAND;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MARTES ZIBELLINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0345581227     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00147-4     Document Type: Article

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