Population Numbers of Fur Seals at Prince Edward Island, Southern Ocean

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 549-554

  Bester, M N ^a   Ryan, P G ^b   Dyer, B M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus; Distribution; Fur seals; Population increase; Prince edward island; Subantarctic

Indexed keywords

PINNIPED; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION GROWTH; RECOLONIZATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS]; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS; GAZELLA; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0345953590     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320309504044     Document Type: Article

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