Declines in harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) numbers in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, 1992-2002

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 167-189

  Mathews, Elizabeth A ^a   Pendleton, Grey W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial surveys; Glacier Bay; Harbor seal; Johns Hopkins Inlet; Marine reserve; Phoca vitulina; Population monitoring; Tidewater glacial fjord; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MODELING; TREND ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 32044436316     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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