Persistence of forage fish 'hot spots' and its association with foraging Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in southeast Alaska

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 432-441

  Gende, Scott M ^a   Sigler, Michael F ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging effort; Herring; Hot spot persistence; Steller sea lions

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

FORAGING EFFORT; HERRING; HOT SPOT PERSISTENCE; STELLER SEA LIONS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEA PALLASI; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33744545785     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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