Abundance, seasonal haul-out patterns and conservation of spotted seals Phoca largha along the coast of Bak-ryoung Island, South Korea

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Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-112

  Won, Changman ^a   Yoo, Byoung Ho ^a  

^a National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; Haul out patterns; Marine mammals; Phoca largha; South Korea; Spotted seal; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; PINNIPED; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

MAMMALIA; PHOCA LARGHA;

EID: 31344448238     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605304000171     Document Type: Review

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