An ecological classification of Alaskan Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) rookeries: A tool for conservation/ management

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 212-222

  Call, Katherine A ^a   Loughlin, Thomas R ^a  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Eumetopias jubatus; Geographic Information System; Rookery classification; Steller sea lions

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DIET; GIS; HABITAT; PINNIPED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DECLINE;

EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28344442610     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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