Trends in abundance and current status of harbor seals in Oregon: 1977-2003

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 657-670

  Brown, Robin F ^a   Wright, Bryan E ^a   Riemer, Susan D ^a   Laake, Jeffrey ^b  

^a OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Generalized logistic; Harbor seal; Maximum net productivity level; Optimum sustainable population; Oregon; Phoca vitulina; Status; Trend

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CARRYING CAPACITY; PINNIPED; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDII;

EID: 25844526466     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01258.x     Document Type: Article

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