Ringed and bearded seal densities in the eastern Chukchi Sea, 1999-2000

Polar Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 833-845

  Bengtson, John L ^a   Hiruki Raring, Lisa M ^a   Simpkins, Michael A ^a   Boveng, Peter L ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; PINNIPED; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CHUKCHI SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ERIGNATHUS; ERIGNATHUS BARBATUS; PHOCA HISPIDA;

EID: 27744530848     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-005-0009-1     Document Type: Article

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