Estimation of harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) pup production in the North Atlantic completed: Results from surveys in the Greenland Sea in 2002

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-104

  Haug, Tore ^a   Stenson, Garry B ^c   Corkeron, Peter J ^a,b   Nilssen, Kjell T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Aerial surveys; Birth distribution; Greenland Sea; Harp seal; Pup production

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FECUNDITY; PINNIPED; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; PHOCA GROENLANDICA;

EID: 30044439818     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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