Abundance of the Hawaiian monk seal in the main Hawaiian Islands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-110

  Baker, Jason D ^a   Johanos, Thea C ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Body condition; Hawaiian monk seal; Monachus schauinslandi

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL SURVEY; BODY CONDITION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PINNIPED;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

HAWAIIA; MONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0345832353     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00181-2     Document Type: Article

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